scholarly journals Culture Collections as Hidden Sources of Microbial Biomolecules and Biodiversity

Diversity ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 264
Author(s):  
Angelina Lo Giudice ◽  
Carmen Rizzo
Keyword(s):  
Microbial Diversity ◽  
Anthropogenic Activities ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Global Changes ◽  
Valuable Resource ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Culture Collections ◽  
Biotechnological Potential ◽  
Research And Teaching ◽  
Pure Cultures

The application of modern advanced techniques in molecular biology is revealing unexpectedly high levels of microbial diversity and complexity. However, the invisible loss of microbial diversity in the environment deriving, for example, from global changes and anthropogenic activities, is not really perceived. In this context, culture collections worldwide have become a valuable resource for the sustainable use of microbial diversity and its conservation. They provide pure cultures and genetic materials that are required for a number of research and teaching purposes, as well as for bioprospecting aims and their subsequent exploitation in biotechnological fields. This Special Issue has been launched with the aim of showcasing the diversity and biotechnological potential of microorganisms (e.g., Bacteria, Archaea, cyanobacteria, microalgae, fungi, yeasts, and protozoa) belonging to culture collections kept worldwide.

scholarly journals A Special Issue on Microorganisms from Extreme Environments in Memory of Luigi Michaud (1974–2014)

Diversity ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 2
Author(s):  
Angelina Lo Giudice ◽  
Concetta Gugliandolo
Keyword(s):  
Microbial Diversity ◽  
Hydrothermal Vents ◽  
Extreme Environments ◽  
Research Paper ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
Biotechnological Potential ◽  
Geothermal Soils ◽  
Extremophilic Microorganisms ◽  
Shallow Hydrothermal Vents

A special issue (SI) titled “Microbial Diversity in Extreme Environments: Implications for Ecological and Applicative Perspectives” has been launched with the aim of showcasing the diversity and biotechnological potential of extremophilic microorganisms. The issue includes 10 research papers and four reviews that mainly address prokaryotes inhabiting hyperarid, hypercold, hyperalkaline and hypersaline (or polyextreme) environments, spanning from deserts to meromictic and glacier lakes around the globe. Thermophilic prokaryotes from shallow hydrothermal vents and Antarctic geothermal soils are also treated. The ecology and biotechnological perspectives of eukaryotes are discussed in two review papers and one research paper. This special issue serves as a memorial to Dr. Luigi Michaud (1974–2014), who dramatically passed away in Antarctica during underwater sampling activities.

Who Runs? Canadian Federal and Ontario Provincial Candidates from 1867 to 2019

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Semra Sevi
Keyword(s):  
Political Science ◽  
Descriptive Representation ◽  
Valuable Resource ◽  
Research And Teaching

Abstract Who runs and is elected is one of the most fundamental questions in political science as it pertains to the issue of descriptive representation. Despite the importance of this issue, until recently there were no longitudinal datasets on candidates in Canadian elections. This article presents two novel datasets including information on all candidates who ran in Canadian federal and Ontario provincial elections from 1867 to 2019. I present how these data were collected and how they can be used to gain new insights. I expect these data will be a valuable resource to Canadian political scientists for both research and teaching purposes.

scholarly journals Special Issue on “Bioenergy Systems, Material Management, and Sustainability”

Processes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 590
Author(s):  
Fernando V. Lima ◽  
Gerardo J. Ruiz-Mercado
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Material Management ◽  
Environmental Challenges ◽  
Material Sources ◽  
Bioenergy Systems

The growing worldwide demand for energy and resources, combined with the stringent environmental challenges and regulations, means that the efficient, cost-effective, and sustainable use of energy and material sources, including bio-based, has become increasingly important [...]

Microbial Diversity and Biotechnological Potential of Microorganisms Thriving in the Deep-Sea Brine Pools

Extremophiles ◽  
2018 ◽  
pp. 19-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan Barozzi ◽  
Francesca Mapelli ◽  
Grégoire Michoud ◽  
Elena Crotti ◽  
Giuseppe Merlino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Microbial Diversity ◽  
Deep Sea ◽  
Biotechnological Potential ◽  
Brine Pools

scholarly journals Exploring Indonesian Microbial Genetic Resources for Industrial Application

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atit Kanti ◽  
◽  
Endang Sukara ◽  
Harmastini Sukiman ◽  
Puspita Lisdiyanti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Resources ◽  
Industrial Application ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Culture Collections ◽  
Human Welfare ◽  
Microbial Resources

Indonesia is a mega biodiversity country consisting of various types of animals and plants, including genetic microbial resources. However, the exploration on microbes has not been yet extensively explored. This book highlights some important findings and achievements carried out by the microbiologists in LIPI on the sustainable use of Indonesian microbial genetic resources. Through this book, some successful processes of identification, characterization, and preservation in culture collections of Indonesian microbial genetic resources have been showed vividly. Some of potential microbes useful for human welfare are also described in this book, including their utilization for food, feed, health, and bioenergy. It is expected that this book can be a useful reference for those who are interested in the importance of microbial genetic resources for the prosperity of the nation as it revealed some significant findings on microbes, which have been isolated from various sources in Indonesia.

Reflections on Research in Kinesiology

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Karl M. Newell
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Human Movement ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
New Developments ◽  
Related Research ◽  
Research And Teaching ◽  
Initial Research

This paper provides reflections on the progress to date and current status of research in kinesiology. The accompanying overview articles in this special issue of Kinesiology Review show that the contemporary disciplinary/professional foci of kinesiology remain, by and large, the same as the initial research and teaching structures of 50 years ago, as outlined in the inaugural overviews. Nevertheless, within this prevailing disciplinary/professional structure, there have been many new developments in movement-related research, including the juxtaposition of novel alignments and integrations of certain specializations of kinesiology. There is general consensus that the quality and quantity of research in kinesiology have advanced substantially, albeit unevenly, on multiple fronts, both within and between the areas of specialization. The research agenda in kinesiology has benefitted from the growing realization of the centrality of human movement and physical activity in contributing to a healthy lifestyle for individuals and societies.

Microbial Diversity in the Glacial Ecosystem of Antarctic, Arctic, and Tibetan Plateau: Properties and Response to the Environmental Condition

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 231-250
Author(s):  
Birendra Prasad Sharma ◽  
Subash Adhikari ◽  
Ganesh Paudel ◽  
Namita Paudel Adhikari
Keyword(s):  
Tibetan Plateau ◽  
Microbial Diversity ◽  
Bacterial Communities ◽  
Environmental Changes ◽  
Anthropogenic Activities ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
The Tibetan Plateau ◽  
Polar Regions ◽  
Cold Temperatures ◽  
Bacterial Phyla

Microorganisms, as successive members of the food web, play a major role in biological processes. They are found in environments ranging from extremely hot to harsh cold temperatures. Thus, the study of bacterial communities in various ecosystems is of great concern around the world. The glacier is one of the parts of the cryosphere, which is the key component and sensitive indicator of climatic and environmental changes. A glacial ecosystem is a habitat for various microorganisms, i.e., autotrophic and heterotrophic. Different physicochemical parameters like temperature, pH, electrical conductivity, the input of nutrient concentration, precipitation, ions concentrations, etc. influence the microbial diversity in the glacial ecosystem for their metabolic processes. Successive studies of bacterial communities in the Himalayan glacial ecosystem are reliable proxies to know the relationships between microbial biodiversity and climate change since the Himalayan glaciers are free from anthropogenic activities. After the study of the relevant literature, it is clear that the researches. have been carried out in the Polar Regions, and the Tibetan plateau mainly focused on the glacial ecosystem. This review concluded that Proteobacteria, Bacteroidetes, Cyanobacteria, Firmicutes, Verrucomicrobia, and Actinobacteria were the most dominant bacterial phyla via 16S rRNA clone libraries and Illumina MiSeq. Alter in landscapes, nutrient cycles, exposure of light, shifting on the concentration of different elements, glacier retreats were the major components for survival strength of dominant bacterial phyla. However, limited studies on the glacial ecosystem of the Himalayas have been published. Thus, the study of bacterial abundance, diversity, and community in the Himalayas will help plug this research gap.

scholarly journals Introduction to the special issue “Climate of the past 2000 years: regional and trans-regional syntheses”

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 611-615
Author(s):  
Chris S. M. Turney ◽  
Helen V. McGregor ◽  
Pierre Francus ◽  
Nerilie Abram ◽  
Michael N. Evans ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Regional Differences ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Rate Of Change ◽  
Global Changes ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
The Past ◽  
Global View ◽  
Past 2000 Years ◽  
Recent Climate ◽  
Observational Record

Abstract. This PAGES (Past Global Changes) 2k (climate of the past 2000 years working group) special issue of Climate of the Past brings together the latest understanding of regional change and impacts from PAGES 2k groups across a range of proxies and regions. The special issue has emerged from a need to determine the magnitude and rate of change of regional and global climate beyond the timescales accessible within the observational record. This knowledge also plays an important role in attribution studies and is fundamental to understanding the mechanisms and environmental and societal impacts of recent climate change. The scientific studies in the special issue reflect the urgent need to better understand regional differences from a truly global view around the PAGES themes of “Climate Variability, Modes and Mechanisms”, “Methods and Uncertainties”, and “Proxy and Model Understanding”.

scholarly journals How qualitative research can infuse teaching in accounting

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 457-462
Author(s):  
Lisa Jack ◽  
Olivier Saulpic
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Classroom Interventions ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Teaching And Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Research And Teaching ◽  
Introductory Essay ◽  
Teacher Researchers

Purpose This paper aims to present an understanding of what it means to infuse teaching with qualitative research and to introduce the papers in the special issue. Design/methodology/approach This is an introductory essay that provides a brief overview and analysis of the ideas to be found in the issue. Findings The special issue contributes to the understanding of the integration of teaching and research by showing how the authors as actors, as teacher-researchers, bring not just the findings but also reflexivity into the classroom and take knowledge out into both research and teaching. The papers in this issue all consider the agency of teachers in bringing an epistemology into the classroom, and in developing that epistemology. Originality/value The papers in this issue go beyond concepts of research-led teaching and the research-teaching nexus towards reflective pieces that develop understanding of epistemology rather than more conventional reports of classroom interventions.

scholarly journals Editorial for Special Issue “Sustainable Use of Abandoned Mines”

Minerals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 1015
Author(s):  
Melida Gutierrez
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Abandoned Mines ◽  
Special Issue

Abandoned mines are an abundant and widespread feature [...]

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