Microbial Hemoglobins
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Microbiology and Immunology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2021) | Viewed by 15103
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The first bacterial hemoglobin was discovered in Vitreoscilla in 1986. Since that time, hemoglobins have been found in a wide range of bacteria (and archaebacteria). They can be grouped into several different structural classes and have a variety of functions. Beginning in 1990 and continuing today, engineering of heterologous hosts to express bacterial hemoglobins (especially that from Vitreoscilla) has been used to improve the production of valuable metabolites in microorganisms and even the growth and viability of higher plants.
The journal Microorganisms is planning a Special Issue on the topic of microbial hemoglobins and is soliciting contributions for this Special Issue. We encourage the submission of manuscripts (original research articles or reviews) on any aspect of microbial hemoglobins, including: their distribution among microbial species; their structural diversity (full-length, truncated, and two-domain flavohemoglobins); their biochemical functions; their effects on and connection to overall cell physiology; and their use (particularly through genetic engineering) to enhance the production of valuable metabolites in microorganisms and the growth and viability of higher plants.
Prof. Dr. Benjamin C. Stark
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- microbial hemoglobins
- microbial productivity enhancement
- flavohemoglobins
- genetic engineering
- oxygen sensing and metabolism
- plant growth enhancement
- truncated hemoglobins
- Vitreoscilla hemoglobin
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