Metagenomics and integrative omics technologies in microbial bioremediation current trends and potential applications varun shah kunal jain chirayu desai and datta madamwar implementation of efficacious bioremediation strategies relies heavily on intrinsic microbial community dynamics structure and function. Current innovations and future trends edited by diana marco microbiology department estacion experimental del zaidin csic granada spain metagenomics and beyond current approaches and integration with complementary technologies tracy l meiring rolene bauer ilana scheepers colin ohlhoff marla i tuffin and donald a cowan . Uncultivable microorganisms account for over 99 of all species on earth playing essential roles in ecological processes such as carbon nitrogen cycle and chemical mineralization