Microbial interactions with metals and stress response

The nine articles of this special issue of Biological Research address biochemical and genetic determinants of microbial response and tolerance to stressors in different biological models and environmental contexts. Individual articles provide a broad exploration of our current knowledge of response to stressors, with a special emphasis on metal metabolism and toxic compounds. This special issue highlights the field of microbial stress responses with novel contributions from colleagues and former trainees of the late Chilean Professor Claudio C. Vásquez Guzmán as a tribute to his legacy.