Research Progress in Microbial Genetics and Genomics
A special issue of Biology (ISSN 2079-7737). This special issue belongs to the section "Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026 | Viewed by 30
Special Issue Editors
Interests: bacterial and fungal pathogen genomics; antimicrobial resistance and virulence; epidemiological study; bioinformatics; bacteriophages and prophages; mobilome, resistome and virulome; genomic-based safety of probiotics and food microbiology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Microbial genetics and genomics serve as powerful tools for addressing key challenges in medical microbiology, environmental and food microbiology, and bacteriology. Advances in these fields have deepened our understanding of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), bacterial virulence, genome plasticity, and the roles of bacteriophages, prophages, and mobile genetic elements in microbial evolution and the public health virology and epidemiology of viral diseases. Emerging research is increasingly focused on mobilome, resistome, and virulome characterization, as well as genomic-based safety assessments for probiotics and microbial communities in food and health-related contexts.
This Special Issue welcomes contributions that employ both high-throughput DNA sequencing technologies and conventional microbiological approaches. We particularly encourage well-structured studies using classical methods such as PCR, Sanger sequencing, and culture-based assays—provided that they are applied with a robust methodology and clear scientific rationale. Manuscripts focusing on comparative genomics, pan-genome analysis, metagenomics, microbial surveillance, and risk assessment are highly encouraged. Through this collection, we aim to integrate genomic technologies with foundational microbiology to provide holistic insights into microbial behavior, safety, and impact.
Dr. Rapee Thummeepak
Dr. Udomluk Leungtongkam
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
- microbial genetics and genomics
- high-throughput DNA sequencing
- comparative genomics and pan-genome
- metagenomics and microbiome
- mobilome, resistome and virulome
- medical microbiology
- environmental and food microbiology
- probiotic genomics
- bacteriology, mycology and virology
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