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Cyanobacteria and Their Phages in the Aquatic Ecosystem
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Cyanobacteria and Their Phages in the Aquatic Ecosystem

A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Microbiology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 May 2022) | Viewed by 10778

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Lanlan Cai

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Guest Editor
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
Interests: virus-host interactions; cyanobacteria; cyanophage; diversity
Dr. Jessica Labonté

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Co-Guest Editor
Texas A&M University at Galveston, Galveston, United States
Interests: characterization of virus–host relationships to understand the role of viruses in marine environments

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Cyanobacteria, a versatile group of photosynthetic prokaryotes that have high population diversity and metabolic plasticity, are important primary producers in aquatic environments. They coexist with high numbers of cyanophages that infect and kill them. Cyanophages are believed to play a key role in regulating cyanobacterial population composition, impacting their diversity and evolution, and influencing carbon and nutrient cycling on a global scale. In this Special Issue, we encourage the submission of articles, including original research, reviews, and short communications, focusing on (but not limited to) the genetic diversity, evolution, and ecological role of cyanobacteria and their phages across all aquatic systems, as well as on the interactions of cyanophages with their photosynthetic hosts and the environment. We hope the collections in this Issue will provide readers with a broad view of cyanobacteria and cyanophages and their potential impacts on our environments.

Dr. Lanlan Cai
Dr. Jessica Labonté
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Keywords

  • cyanobacteria
  • cyanophage
  • diversity
  • evolution
  • ecology
  • virus–host interactions

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23 pages, 4500 KiB  
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Cyanobacteria: Model Microorganisms and Beyond
by Malihe Mehdizadeh Allaf and Hassan Peerhossaini
Microorganisms 2022, 10(4), 696; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10040696 - 24 Mar 2022
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In this review, the general background is provided on cyanobacteria, including morphology, cell membrane structure, and their photosynthesis pathway. The presence of cyanobacteria in nature, and their industrial applications are discussed, and their production of secondary metabolites are explained. Biofilm formation, as a [...] Read more.
In this review, the general background is provided on cyanobacteria, including morphology, cell membrane structure, and their photosynthesis pathway. The presence of cyanobacteria in nature, and their industrial applications are discussed, and their production of secondary metabolites are explained. Biofilm formation, as a common feature of microorganisms, is detailed and the role of cell diffusion in bacterial colonization is described. Then, the discussion is narrowed down to cyanobacterium Synechocystis, as a lab model microorganism. In this relation, the morphology of Synechocystis is discussed and its different elements are detailed. Type IV pili, the complex multi-protein apparatus for motility and cell-cell adhesion in Synechocystis is described and the underlying function of its different elements is detailed. The phototaxis behavior of the cells, in response to homogenous or directional illumination, is reported and its relation to the run and tumble statistics of the cells is emphasized. In Synechocystis suspensions, there may exist a reciprocal interaction between the cell and the carrying fluid. The effects of shear flow on the growth, doubling per day, biomass production, pigments, and lipid production of Synechocystis are reported. Reciprocally, the effects of Synechocystis presence and its motility on the rheological properties of cell suspensions are addressed. This review only takes up the general grounds of cyanobacteria and does not get into the detailed biological aspects per se. Thus, it is substantially more comprehensive in that sense than other reviews that have been published in the last two decades. It is also written not only for the researchers in the field, but for those in physics and engineering, who may find it interesting, useful, and related to their own research. Full article
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