Strotmann, Uwe https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2223-6167
Heipieper, Hermann J. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3723-9600
Eberlein, Christian https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4521-8145
Mayer, Philipp https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5138-7506
Birch, Heidi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7152-3832
Gartiser, Stefan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9670-2757
Pagga, Udo
Daturpalli, Soumya https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4579-3213
Battagliarin, Glauco https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1244-6195
McDonough, Kathleen https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8615-1341
Thouand, Gerald
Funding for this research was provided by:
Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft (KA2-HSC-10)
Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft (KA-HSC-13)
Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung GmbH - UFZ
Article History
Received: 20 November 2025
Revised: 10 March 2026
Accepted: 13 March 2026
First Online: 24 March 2026
Declarations
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: Not applicable. This review article does not involve any studies with human participants or animals.
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: Hermann J. Heipieper is the Editor-in-Chief of Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology and was not involved in the peer review process or the editorial decision-making for this manuscript. All other authors declare no competing interests.