Geomicrobiology Journal

期刊简介：Geomicrobiology Journal is a unified vehicle for research and review articles in geomicrobiology and microbial biogeochemistry. One or two special issues devoted to specific geomicrobiological topics are published each year. General articles deal with microbial transformations of geologically important minerals and elements, including those that occur in marine and freshwater environments, soils, mineral deposits and rock formations, and the environmental biogeochemical impact of these transformations. In this context, the functions of Bacteria and Archaea, yeasts, filamentous fungi, micro-algae, protists, and their viruses as geochemical agents are examined.Articles may stress the nature of specific geologically important microorganisms and their activities, or the environmental and geological consequences of geomicrobiological activity.The Journal covers an array of topics such as:microbial weathering;microbial roles in the formation and degradation of specific minerals;mineralization of organic matter;petroleum microbiology;subsurface microbiology;biofilm form and function, and other interfacial phenomena of geological importance;biogeochemical cycling of elements;isotopic fractionation;paleomicrobiology.Applied topics such as bioleaching microbiology, geomicrobiological prospecting, and groundwater pollution microbiology are addressed. New methods and techniques applied in geomicrobiological studies are also considered.

【译文】《地质微生物学杂志》是一本综合性的期刊，涵盖了地质微生物学和微生物生物地球化学的研究和综述文章。每年会出版一到两期专注于特定地质微生物学主题的特刊。一般文章涉及微生物对地质重要矿物和元素的转化，包括海洋和淡水环境、土壤、矿物沉积和岩石构造中的转化，以及这些转化的环境生物地球化学影响。在此背景下，细菌和古菌、酵母、丝状真菌、微型藻类、原生生物及其病毒作为地球化学剂的功能被研究。文章可能强调特定地质重要微生物及其活动的性质，或地质微生物学活动的环境地质后果。该期刊涵盖了微生物风化、微生物在特定矿物形成和降解中的作用、有机物矿化、石油微生物学、地下微生物学、生物膜形态和功能以及其他地质重要界面现象等众多主题；元素的生物地球化学循环、同位素分馏、古微生物学。还涉及应用主题，如生物浸出微生物学、地质微生物学勘探和地下水污染微生物学。同时，也考虑了在地质微生物学研究中新方法和技术的应用。