journalINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH SCISVolume 3 Issue 1MultidisciplinaryEnglish2021NNY20210930ArticleGEOMICROBIOLOGY: AN EMERGING SCIENCE AND WAY OUT TO ENVIRONMENTALAND HEALTH PROBLEMSEnglishY1015Abirami Subramanian and SushmithaBaskar*EnglishN10.47062/1190.0301.02Geomicrobiology involves the role of microorganisms in geological environments and geochemical processes. Extreme environments such as caves, hot springs, deep-sea hydrothermal vents, marine environments, extreme cold environments such as Arctic and Antarctic, deserts, and heavily polluted environments, host diverse microbial species of varied interest. Researchers from various fields are partnering to investigate such microorganisms for a variety of environmental and health applications. It is estimated that our planet still has 99.99 percent of its microbial diversity unexplored. So, to delve deeply into the exploration of microbial diversity and its functions, the metagenomic approach acts as a lens for a broader picture than traditional culturing methods. The metagenomics approach entails the direct investigation of microorganisms in specific environmental samples. Several such discoveries have made significant contributions to medicine, pharmaceutical industries, bioremediation, biodegradation, biomineralization, biomining, biofuel production, space exploration, and other fields. Thus, this article discusses the identification of extreme microbes and their possible potential applications in the environment and health.EnglishGeomicrobiology, Extreme Environments.https://journal.stenvironment.org/abstract?id=180References1619