water research 47 (2013) 6957

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Editorial: Microbial ecology

Emerging methodologies developed for use in the Life Sciences are likely to become major drivers of conceptual and practical innovation in the Microbial Ecology of Water and Wastewater. They include the many ‘omics techniques e metagenomics, transcriptomics and metabolomics all linked by a systems biology approach e that are revolutionizing our understanding of biological communities and their interactions. This special issue focuses on the most recent findings stemming in part from applications of next generation DNA sequencing approaches for the improved understanding and control of biological processes in the treatment and management of water resources. It was inspired by the 2nd Water Research Conference held in 2013 in Singapore and contains 18 contributions from a number of emerging areas of importance in water engineering:          

microbial arsenic conversions, free living amoebae in water systems, temporal shifts in cyanobacteria, enhanced biological phosphorus removal, sulfate reduction, autotrophic denitrification and nitrification integrated (SANI) process, bioelectrochemical communities/microbial fuel cells, nitrous oxide production, anaerobic digestion, factors driving microbial community evolution, and toxic dye detoxification.

If it is true that real innovation comes from those researchers who learn to harness translational knowledge by studying at the interfaces of disciplines, then water science and engineering are in for another golden age. Water Research strongly supports the integration of environmental engineering and systems biology and the present special issue represents a small step in this direction. It is our hope that the reader will find the articles timely and stimulating for his or her own research and practical applications.

Stefan Wuertz* Davis, USA Singapore Per H. Nielsen Aalborg, Denmark Singapore *Corresponding author. Davis, USA. E-mail address: [email protected] 16 October 2013 Available online 22 October 2013 0043-1354/$ e see front matter ª 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2013.10.039

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