Extreme microorganisms are deeply specialized forms of life that colonize peculiar environmental niches. Those areas seem incompatible with life because they are affected by hostile physicochemical parameters. High pressure, absence of oxygen, extreme pH and temperature, salt saturation and their concomitant presence are just a few examples of stress conditions that can be found in habitats where extremophiles and poly-extremophiles proliferate. The stability of nucleic acids, cellular structures and metabolic pathways, together with the targeted synthesis of molecules, make these organisms perfectly adapted to such environments. Microbial technologies exploit cells and their biomolecules to improve industrial processes, with the purpose of making them more efficient, economical and sustainable. The aim of this Special Issue is to collect reviews and research papers emphasising the value added by extremophilic microorganisms and their products, in order to set up eco-compatible and health-safe production processes.
Special Issue Editors Dr. Annarita Poli and Dr. Ilaria Finore
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2023
