Microbial Metabolism, Physiology & Genetics
A section of Fermentation (ISSN 2311-5637).
Section Information
This section of Fermentation aims to rapidly publish contributions on all aspects of Microbial metabolism, physiology and genetics. We encourage the submission of manuscripts that provide current novel insights and papers that report significant advances in the fields. Topics include but are not limited to:
- Microbial physiology and metabolism;
- Strain improvement;
- Applied genetics and molecular biotechnology;
- Genomics, proteomics, metabolomics and systems biology;
- Bioinformatics.
Keywords
- microbial metabolism
- fermentation process
- enzymes
- metabolic engineering
- microbial stress
- microbial physiology
- strain improvement
- specialized metabolites
- antibiotics
- bioprocesses
- bioreactors
- secondary metabolism
- gene expression
- genetic transformations
- bioinformatics
- antioxidant bioactive compounds
- microbial dyes and pigments
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Innovative Biotechnological Production of Microbial Polysaccharides (Deadline: 30 December 2025)
- Feature Review Papers in Microbial Metabolism, Physiology & Genetics, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Dissecting Actinobacteria: From Ecology and Biotechnological Value to Synthetic Biology (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- New Research on Fungal Secondary Metabolites, 3rd Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- 10th Anniversary of Fermentation: Feature Papers in Section “Microbial Metabolism, Physiology & Genetics” (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Emerging Trends in Functional Lipid Biosynthesis and Precision Fermentation (Deadline: 10 January 2026)
- Microbial Cell Factories for the Production of Functional Compounds (Deadline: 20 January 2026)
- Systems Metabolic Engineering for the Production of Value-Added Compounds (Deadline: 20 February 2026)
- Metabolic Engineering, Strain Modification and Industrial Application (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Production of Added-Value Metabolites Through Microbial Fermentation (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Microbial Metabolism Focusing on Bioactive Molecules (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Antimicrobial Metabolites: Discovery, Biosynthesis, High-Yield Production and Antimicrobial Mechanisms (Deadline: 1 March 2026)
- Novel and Old Insights for Biotechnological Exploitation of Actinobacterial Strain Fermentations (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Cyanobacteria and Eukaryotic Microalgae (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Applied Microorganisms and Industrial/Food Enzymes, 3rd Edition (Deadline: 15 May 2026)
- Ruminal Fermentation: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- New Research on Strains Improvement and Microbial Biosynthesis, 3rd Edition (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
