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Biotechnology for Environmental Remediation

edited by

Elena Efremenko

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 26108 | Submission Open

Keywords: biotechnology; bioremediation; environmental monitoring; biocatalysts; microbial enzymes; biodegradation; bio-inspired materials; pollutant degradation; detoxification; biosensors; biorecognition; consortia

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Microbiota: From the Environment to Humans, 2nd Edition

edited by

Elisa Bona

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 17728 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial community; holobiont; environment; food; metagenome; metaproteome

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiomes)

Microbiome-Driven Agriculture: Transforming Sustainability and Resilience Through Functional Microbial Insights and Metagenomics

edited by

Nazrul Islam

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 15327 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbiome; agriculture; metagenomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Molecular Identification and Phylogeny of Crops Pathogenic Fungi

edited by

Olga P. Gavrilova

Philipp B. Gannibal

and

Aleksandra S. Orina

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 14451 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant pathogenic fungi; taxonomy; phylogeny; new species; population; cereals; legumes; oilseeds; vegetables; fruits

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Microbe Interactions)

Phloem Localized Insect Transmitted Bacteria Associated with Plant Diseases

edited by

Assunta Bertaccini

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13748 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytopathogenic bacteria; ‘ Candidatus Phytoplasma’ species; ‘ Candidatus Liberibacter’ species and subspecies; plant disease; prevention; management; detection; identification; insect vectors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Microbe Interactions)

Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Bacterial Infection

edited by

Jun-Hyung Cho

and

Garth Ehrlich

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11869 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacterial pathogenesis; antimicrobial resistance; diagnostics and detection; therapeutic advances; prevention strategies; epidemiology and public health; host immune response; bacterial ecology and evolution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Secondary Metabolism of Microorganisms, 3rd Edition

edited by

Carlos García-Estrada

and

Carlos Barreiro

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11162 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in Animals

edited by

Glenn S. Tillotson

, Kelly Reveles and Joni Meehan

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7344 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Microbial Interactions in Plant Adaptation to Abiotic and Biotic Stress

edited by Ayalew B. Mentewab

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7050 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; biotic stress; plant microbiome; environmental adaptation; microbial interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Microbe Interactions)

Advances in Human Infection

edited by

Lorenzo Drago

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6587 | Submission Open

Keywords: human; diseases; viral; bacterial; fungal

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Advances in Microbial Ecology That Drives Biogeochemical Cycles: Environmental Impact

edited by

Ajit Kumar Passari

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 6379 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial ecology; biogeochemical cycles; microbial community; environmental impact; nutrient cycling; carbon cycling; nitrogen cycling; climate change; anthropogenic stressors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Microbial Metabolic Engineering Technology

edited by Kesen Ma

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6276 | Submission Open

Keywords: metabolic engineering; synthetic biology tools; genome engineering; synthetic metabolic pathways; enzyme engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Ticks, Tick Microbiome and Tick-Borne Diseases

edited by

Yun Sang Cho

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6205 | Submission Open

Keywords: ticks; tick-borne diseases; microbiome; tick control; tick-borne pathogens

(This special issue belongs to the Section Public Health Microbiology)

Advances in Enteric Infections Research

edited by

Andreas E. Zautner

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5706 | Submission Open

Keywords: enteric diseases; Arcobacter spp.; Campylobacter spp.; Salmonella enterica; Clostridioides difficile; Yersinia spp.; E. coli pathovars; Shigella spp.; epidemiology; diagnostic assays; proteomics; genomics; pathomechanisms; virulence factors; antimicrobial resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Water Microorganisms Associated with Human Health, 2nd Edition

edited by

Ana Machado

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4931 | Submission Open

Keywords: drinking water; recreational water; microorganisms; biomarkers; emerging contaminants; risk assessment; waterborne diseases; One Health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Public Health Microbiology)

Gut Microbiota: Influences and Impacts on Human Health

edited by

Shuangjiang Liu

and

Hao Zhou

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4702 | Submission Open

Keywords: gut microbiota; microbiome– disease interaction; metabolic disorders; immune regulation; neurological conditions; gastrointestinal health; probiotics and gut health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gut Microbiota)

The Microbiome of the Urinary Tract: A Balance Between Eubiosis and Dysbiosis

edited by Michael Chrisofos and

Ilias Giannakodimos

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4414 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbiome; urinary tract infections; eubiosis and dysbiosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Food Microorganisms and Genomics, 2nd Edition

edited by

Stefano Raimondi

Alberto Amaretti

and

Francesco Candeliere

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4337 | Submission Open

Keywords: food microbiome; comparative genomics; foodborne pathogen; probiotics; technological starter

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

Therapeutic Potential of Antimicrobial Peptides

edited by

Yonghong Zhang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3966 | Submission Open

Keywords: infectious disease; antibiotic resistance; antimicrobial peptides; peptide design; AMP identification; mode of action; therapeutic potential

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance)

Microbial Evolutionary Genomics and Bioinformatics

edited by

Agostinho Antunes

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3423 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbiomes genomics; bacteria genomics diversity and evolution; irus genomics and evolution; microbial pathogenicity genomics; bioinformatics advances in microbial research; microbial-genome-encoded bioactive molecules

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiomes)

Gut Dysbiosis in Extraintestinal and Intestinal Diseases: Novel Target for Therapeutic Approaches

edited by Daniela Sartori

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3343 | Submission Open

Keywords: intestinal microbiome; gut microbiota; gut dysbiosis; host metabolism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gut Microbiota)

Probiotics: Identification and Applications

edited by

Edgar Torres-Maravilla

and Lino Reyes

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3033 | Submission Open

Keywords: bifidobacteria; fermented food; functional characterization; genome; health benefit; lactic acid bacteria; probiotic; postbiotic; psychobiotic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Oral Microbes and Human Health, Second Edition

edited by

Andrea Scribante

and

Andrea Butera

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2837 | Submission Open

Keywords: oral; microbiota; health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series on Fermented Foods: Diversity, Traditional Heritage and Innovation

edited by

Marta Laranjo

and

Pengjun Shi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2733 | Submission Open

Keywords: fermented foods; microbial foods; starter cultures; lactic acid bacteria; Gram-positive catalase-positive cocci; yeasts; foodborne pathogens; biogenic amines; probiotics; health benefits

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

Wine Fermentation Microorganisms

edited by

Maria Del Carmen Portillo

and

Aitor Balmaseda

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2687 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial diversity; microbial interactions; non-Saccharomyces yeasts; lactic acid bacteria; omics; biocontrol strategies; biodynamic winemaking; wine quality improvement; spoilage microorganisms; starter cultures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

Emerging Diseases in Aquatic Animals

edited by Tran Ngoc Tuan and

Nguyen Dinh-Hung

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2498 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging diseases; aquatic animal health; novel pathogens; disease outbreaks; diagnostic innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Microbial Dysbiosis and Approaches to Restore Microbial Homeostasis

edited by

Zvi Loewy

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2228 | Submission Open

Keywords: biofilm; commensal organisms; pathogens; inhibition; eradication; anti-microbials; fecal microbial transplant; microbiome; dysbiosis; natural products

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Microbiology and Immunology)

Probiotics, Pebiotics and Pet Health

edited by

Bing Han

and

Lihong Zhao

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2152 | Submission Open

Keywords: gut microbiome; prebiotics; probiotics; pet nutrition; dysbiosis; host– microbe interactions; microbial bioactive; microbial therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Parasites and Parasitic Infections: Strategies to Control, Diagnose, and Treat Parasitic Diseases

edited by

Érica S. Martins-Duarte

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1755 | Submission Open

Keywords: protozoan; ectoparasites; helminths; vaccine; new drugs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Public Health Microbiology)

Polar Microbiome Facing Climate Change

edited by

Fabien Joux

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 1750 | Submission Open

Keywords: polar microbiology; polar environment; climatic changes; bacteria; archaea; phytoplankton; fungi; viruses; protists; cold ecosystems; adaptation; acclimatation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Exploring Microbial Evolution: From Cellular Dynamics to Phylogenetic Branching

edited by

Nobuyuki Haga

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1490 | Submission Open

Keywords: cell physiology; cultivation; energy metabolism; gene/genome analysis; natural selection; phylogenetic trees; sexual/asexual reproduction; species identification; and symbiosis/parasitism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Microbiology and Immunology)

Research on Fungal Pathogen Candida spp. and Alternative Therapy

edited by

Letizia Angiolella

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1303 | Submission Open

Keywords: Candida spp.; yeast; heat shock proteins; biofilm; evasion of host immunity; hydrolytic enzyme; adhesion; alternative compounds; synergistic activity with microbiota

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria and Plant–Microbe Interaction

edited by

Yongliang Yan

Chang-Fu Tian

and Yuhua Zhan

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1258 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological nitrogen fixation; associative nitrogen fixation; symbiosis; rhizosphere; soil microbiome; rhizobia; nitrogenase; legume; nodule; plant– microbe interaction; synthetic biology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Microbe Interactions)

Potential for Microbial Habitability on Mars: In Situ Resource Utilization Technologies for Human Missions to Mars

edited by

Felipe Gómez

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1069 | Submission Open

Keywords: astrobiology; mars; habitability; anaerobes; martian Life

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Probiotics, Gut Microbiota, and Health

edited by

Massimiliano Marazzato

and Claudio de Simone

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 871 | Submission Open

Keywords: probiotic; gut microbiota; intestinal microbiome; host health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gut Microbiota)

Microbes, Society and Sustainable Solutions

edited by

Allan Cembella

and

Lorena M. Durán-Riveroll

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 799 | Submission Open

Keywords: microalgae; cyanobacteria; harmful algal blooms (HABs); sustainable solutions; aquatic ecosystems; human health; fisheries; pharmacological metabolites; early warning systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Research on Biofilm

edited by María Guembe,

Enea G. Di Domenico

and

Jose Luis Del Pozo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 795 | Submission Open

Keywords: biofilm; antimicrobials; targeting; prevention; hosts; pathogenesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biofilm)

Advances in Foodborne Pathogenic Bacteria Microcosm Mapping and Its Interrelation Within the Food Production Setting

edited by

Marios Mataragas

Nikolaos D. Andritsos

and

Spiros Paramithiotis

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 759 | Submission Open

Keywords: foodborne pathogenic bacteria; food processing; next-generation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

Fungal Ecology on a Changing Planet

edited by

Helson Mario Martins Do Vale

and

Geisianny Moreira

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 734 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungi diversity; fungal functional guilds; fungal tolerance; ecosystem functioning; environmental stressors; environmental contamination; global environmental change; fungal stress response; fungal ecology; fungal-driven processes; mycoremediation; fungal resilience; fungal adaptation; fungal responses to climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Epidemic Microbial Diseases: From the Tropics to Global Health Threats

edited by Kalesh Karunakaran

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 407 | Submission Open

Keywords: epidemiology; microbial pathogens; host– pathogen interactions; public health; emerging infectious diseases; therapeutics; vaccine development; global health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Public Health Microbiology)

Arboviruses and Global Health: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, and Emerging Challenges

edited by Xiaolong Li

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 351 | Submission Open

Keywords: arboviruses; global health; epidemiology; vector-borne diseases; surveillance and control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Virology)

Pathogenesis and Host Response Modulation by Porphyromonas gingivalis

edited by

Nityananda Chowdhury

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 343 | Submission Open

Keywords: Porphyromonas gingivalis; functional genomics; host-pathogen interactions; pathogenesis; immune response

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Epidemiology, Genetic Diversity, and Detection of Intestinal Parasites

edited by Rosa Maria Bermúdez-Cruz

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 329 | Submission Open

Keywords: parasite; intestinal parasitic infections; genetic diversity; epidemiology; prevalence; detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Public Health Microbiology)

Advances in Bovine Anaplasmosis

edited by

Kathryn E. Reif

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 269 | Submission Open

Keywords: bovine anaplasmosis; anaplasma marginale; vaccine development; pathogenesis; diagnostics; vector control strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Infectious Diseases in Animals

edited by Lilian Gregory and Huber Rizzo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 268 | Submission Open

Keywords: neosporosis; tuberculosis; coxiellosis; dengue; emerging diseases due to climate changes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Harnessing Microbial Power for a Sustainable Future

edited by

Emanuel Vamanu

and Laura Dorina Dinu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 231 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbes; sustainability; agricultural productivity; renewable energy; climate change; public health; circular economy; genetically engineered microbes; biopharmaceuticals; microbial biotechnology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Experimental and Clinical Treatment of Leishmaniasis

edited by Katharine Carter and

Ramona Hurdyal

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 213 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug treatment; immunotherapy; non-drug-based treatment methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Microbial Visualization and Biosensing

edited by

Tianyu Jiang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 202 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial visualization; imaging tools; bioluminescence; fluorescence; colorimetric; biosensing in metabolic engineering; biosensing in medicine and pharmacology; biosensing in environmental health monitoring; biosensing in food safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Antimicrobial Resistance: Genetic Mechanisms, Emerging Trends, and Pathogen Risks in Food Safety

edited by

Alexandra Tǎbǎran

Vincenzina Fusco

and

Konstantinos Papadimitriou

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open

Keywords: food safety; pathogens; genes; prevalence; risk

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance)

Latest Review Papers in Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance 2025

edited by

Maurizio Ciani

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 196 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial agents; antibacterial agents; antifungal agents; antiparasitic agents; resistance properties of microorganisms; antibiotic resistance; multidrug resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance)

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