AUTHOR=Postec Anne , Yumoto Isao , Morales-Barrera Liliana , Gessesse Amare , McMillan Duncan G. G. TITLE=Editorial: Microbial ecology and biotechnological potential of alkaline environments JOURNAL=Frontiers in Microbiology VOLUME=Volume 16 - 2025 YEAR=2025 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/microbiology/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1726999 DOI=10.3389/fmicb.2025.1726999 ISSN=1664-302X