主题词：Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology; Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies; Enzyme Production and Characterization; Enzyme Structure and Function; Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena; Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology; Polar Research and Ecology; Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization; Bacteriophages and microbial interactions; Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction; Protist diversity and phylogeny; Biofuel production and bioconversion; Metal Extraction and Bioleaching; Algal biology and biofuel production; Mine drainage and remediation techniques; Protein Structure and Dynamics; Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms; RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms; Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism; Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation; DNA Repair Mechanisms; Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology; Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants; Biochemical and Molecular Research; Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology