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Environmental Microbiology is an area of science that studies of physiology, genetics, interactions and functions of microorganisms in the environment, and makes use of this knowledge with the ultimate goal of maintaining environmental quality and contributing to the sustainable development of modern society.
More than ever, the Environmental Microbiology is now part of the global scientific scene as an area of fundamental studies and inserted in various topics of great importance, such as bioremediation, biocatalysis, biofuels, biological control, fertilizers, among others.
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Besides being consolidated in studies of ecology and sustainability, environmental microbiology increasingly presents itself as an applied science to human, plant and animal health by integrating the various sub-areas of microbiology. The “good microorganisms” have won their space and are “products” of inestimable value. In Brazil, where there are chronic and diverse environmental problems, Environmental Microbiology is still expanding and needs greater integration with ecologists, geneticists, chemists and biotechnologists, aimed at solving emerging problems of environmental quality.
Despite the progress made in recent years, with the application of large scale DNA and RNA sequencing methodologies from diverse microbial communities and the use of high throughput and robust software, algorithms and pipelines, the microbial diversity and its biochemical versatility are still poorly understood and exploited, and may in the future represent important contributions to the design and implementation of biotechnological processes. In the face of this challenge and aware of the great responsibility, the coordination of the Environmental Microbiology area of SBM is committed to disseminating the relevance of this area at a national level, promoting interaction between the national and international scientific community, and contributing to high level scientific events, where relevant and current issues related to Environmental Microbiology will be addressed.
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Besides being consolidated in studies of ecology and sustainability, environmental microbiology increasingly presents itself as an applied science to human, plant and animal health by integrating the various sub-areas of microbiology. The “good microorganisms” have won their space and are “products” of inestimable value. In Brazil, where there are chronic and diverse environmental problems, Environmental Microbiology is still expanding and needs greater integration with ecologists, geneticists, chemists and biotechnologists, aimed at solving emerging problems of environmental quality.
Despite the progress made in recent years, with the application of large scale DNA and RNA sequencing methodologies from diverse microbial communities and the use of high throughput and robust software, algorithms and pipelines, the microbial diversity and its biochemical versatility are still poorly understood and exploited, and may in the future represent important contributions to the design and implementation of biotechnological processes. In the face of this challenge and aware of the great responsibility, the coordination of the Environmental Microbiology area of SBM is committed to disseminating the relevance of this area at a national level, promoting interaction between the national and international scientific community, and contributing to high level scientific events, where relevant and current issues related to Environmental Microbiology will be addressed.
