About this Research Topic
Evolution consists of heritable genetic changes that an organism can accumulate during its life and selected by the environment. Bacterial communities evolve, microbes constantly evolve, but how do they evolve? Different factors can produce those heritable changes that can be selected for or removed from the gene pool, those factors are natural selection, mutation, genetic drift, mating and migration (gene flow). Evolution can be viewed as the result of adaptation in response to environmental changes or the host's immune response. Due to their short generation times, their high mutation rate and the large size of their populations, bacteria can evolve rapidly.
Bacterial evolution studies increase our understanding of evolutionary dynamics, identify adaptive changes that allow bacteria to survive and adapt. These studies can consider both the succession of taxa in the community and the bacterial phenotypic plasticity to survive in this changing environment. Both phenomena can be observed from an omics point of view by analyzing the genomes, but also as the interaction of the genomes with the environment. Through transcriptomic and genomic studies we can try to elucidate the causes and effects of this evolution in microorganisms at the individual level, at the population level and even globally.
The objective of this Research Topic is to analyze the sources and effects of evolution in bacterial populations, taking into account the adaptation to the environment and to the hosts, being able to evaluate both the environmental role and the health role (One Health).
In this Research Topic, we want to include the topics on which the scientific community is focusing its efforts, but which are also of importance for the whole of society. Among others we will highlight:
• Bacterial evolution problem or hope in context of: public health microbiology, environmental microbiology, virulence and pathogenesis
• Mutation vs Gene transfer
• Selective pressure and evolution: chemical adaptation and microbial interactions
• Drug Resistant Bacteria: Evolution, effective treatment, biochemistry and metabolism
• Bacterial lineages: Role in evolution
• Bacterial evolution from a theoretical point of view: technical approach
• Bacterial evolution and its relationship with the One Health concept
We will accept Original Research, Review, Mini Review, Methods and Perspective articles.
Bacterial evolution studies increase our understanding of evolutionary dynamics, identify adaptive changes that allow bacteria to survive and adapt. These studies can consider both the succession of taxa in the community and the bacterial phenotypic plasticity to survive in this changing environment. Both phenomena can be observed from an omics point of view by analyzing the genomes, but also as the interaction of the genomes with the environment. Through transcriptomic and genomic studies we can try to elucidate the causes and effects of this evolution in microorganisms at the individual level, at the population level and even globally.
The objective of this Research Topic is to analyze the sources and effects of evolution in bacterial populations, taking into account the adaptation to the environment and to the hosts, being able to evaluate both the environmental role and the health role (One Health).
In this Research Topic, we want to include the topics on which the scientific community is focusing its efforts, but which are also of importance for the whole of society. Among others we will highlight:
• Bacterial evolution problem or hope in context of: public health microbiology, environmental microbiology, virulence and pathogenesis
• Mutation vs Gene transfer
• Selective pressure and evolution: chemical adaptation and microbial interactions
• Drug Resistant Bacteria: Evolution, effective treatment, biochemistry and metabolism
• Bacterial lineages: Role in evolution
• Bacterial evolution from a theoretical point of view: technical approach
• Bacterial evolution and its relationship with the One Health concept
We will accept Original Research, Review, Mini Review, Methods and Perspective articles.
Keywords: Metagenomics, Metatranscriptomics, Disease, Bacterial population, Antibiotic Resistance, evolution
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