Fermentation

Advances in Fermented Fruits and Vegetables

edited by

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14243 | Submission Open

Keywords: fermentation science; fermented fruits and vegetables; health benefits; microbial diversity; nutritional value; technological advances

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fermentation for Food and Beverages)

Microbial Production of Industrial Enzymes

edited by

Yihan Liu

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2540 | Submission Open

Keywords: mining and evolution of enzymes; high-level expression of industrial enzymes; fermentation process control of enzymes; production of industrial enzymes; modification of host strains

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

Metabolic Engineering, Strain Modification and Industrial Application

edited by

Jianzhong Xu

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 163 | Submission Open

Keywords: metabolic engineering; synthetic biology; strain improvement; industrial applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Metabolism, Physiology & Genetics)

Sustainable Single-Cell Proteins with Non-Grain Feedstocks

edited by Xin Wu

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 66 | Submission Open

Keywords: single-cell proteins; future food and feed; industrial and agricultural by-products; straw; methane and methanol; yeast; filamentous fungi; fermentation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Metabolism, Physiology & Genetics)

Lactic Acid Bacteria Metabolism

edited by

Renpeng Du

and

Dan Zhao

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5607 | Submission Open

Keywords: probiotics; prebiotics; lactic acid bacteria; yeasts; metabolic processes; beneficial metabolites

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Metabolism, Physiology & Genetics)

Cyanobacteria and Eukaryotic Microalgae (2nd Edition)

edited by

Hristo Najdenski

and

Yana E. Ilieva

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 215 | Submission Open

Keywords: cyanobacteria; eukaryotic microalgae; biodiversity; natural compounds; secondary metabolites

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Metabolism, Physiology & Genetics)

Applications of Lactic Acid Bacteria in Fermented Foods and Beverages: Second Edition

edited by

Alessandra Pino

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open

Keywords: lactic acid bacteria; fermented foods; probiotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fermentation for Food and Beverages)

Ruminal Fermentation: 2nd Edition

edited by Cláudia Braga Pereira Bento

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 61 | Submission Open

Keywords: ammoniacal nitrogen; animal nutrition; antimicrobials; enteric methane; environmental impact; feed additives; feed efficiency; next-generation sequencing; rumen parameters; ruminal microbiota; ruminants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Metabolism, Physiology & Genetics)

Towards the Sustainable Treatment of Organic Wastes via Various Novel Biotechnologies, 2nd Edition

edited by Xuedong Zhang and Xuefeng Zhu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 51 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic waste treatment; food waste; agricultural waste; biotechnology; anaerobic fermentation; enzymatic pretreatment; bioenergy recovery; resource recovery; carbon neutralization; sustainability; life cycle assessment (LCA)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

Probiotics, Prebiotics and Their Use as Innovative Ingredients in Food Technology, 2nd Edition

edited by

Katarzyna Pobiega

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2522 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional foods; beneficial microorganisms; probiotics; prebiotics; synbiotics; postbiotics; psychobiotics; gut microbiota; fermentation; nutrition and human health; vegetables; fruits; microbial analyses; physico-chemical analyses

(This special issue belongs to the Section Probiotic Strains and Fermentation)

The Future of Fermentation Technology in the Biorefining Process: 3rd Edition

edited by

Bartłomiej Zieniuk

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 872 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioprocessing; biorefinery; alternative raw materials; utilization of industrial side streams; sustainability assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

Valorisation of Agro-Industrial By-Products Through Fermentation or Eco-Friendly Techniques

edited by

Paola Foti

and

Flora Valeria Romeo

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 727 | Submission Open

Keywords: by-product; fermentation; starter cultures; bioactive molecules; biotechnology approaches

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

Algae Biotechnology for Biofuel Production and Bioremediation

edited by

Toshiyuki Takahashi

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7543 | Submission Open

Keywords: algae; biofuels; lipids; bioremediation; biostimulation; bioaugmentation; heavy metals; water treatment; biomass production; harvesting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

Application of Fermentation Technology in Animal Nutrition: 2nd Edition

edited by

Siran Wang

,

Lin Sun

, Lei Chen and Jie Bai

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4643 | Submission Open

Keywords: fermentation; silage; forage; by-product; feed; nutrition; animal

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

Yeast Fermentation, 2nd Edition

edited by

Shuobo Shi

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2002 | Submission Open

Keywords: yeast; fermentation; fermentation process; co-culture; stress tolerance; chemicals; foods; interaction between microorganisms; fermentation efficiency; metabolic engineering; strain development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Yeast)

Biofuels and Green Technology

edited by

Wen Luo

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1494 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable energy; biofuels; biomass; green technologies; fermentation; bioenergy production; enzyme engineering; bio-based chemicals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

YBC2025: Yeast in Bioeconomy

edited by

Mohamed Koubaa

and

Elia Tomás Pejó

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1010 | Submission Open

Keywords: yeast bioeconomy; fermentation technology; techno-economic assessment; life cycle analysis; process scale-up

(This special issue belongs to the Section Yeast)

Fungal Secondary Metabolism: Discovery and Characterization of Biologically Active Compounds

edited by

Wen Huang

and

Ying Liu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 902 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungi; fermentation; secondary metabolism; functional component; separation and purification; bioactivity; structural characteristics; omics; metabolic pathways; biosynthesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Metabolism, Physiology & Genetics)

Bioactive Compounds and Functional Properties of Fermented Foods

edited by

Luis Guillermo González-Olivares

,

Laura Berenice Olvera-Rosales

and

Emmanuel Pérez-Escalante

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 554 | Submission Open

Keywords: fermentation science; fermented foods; bioactive compounds; health benefits; microbial diversity; nutritional value; technological advances

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fermentation for Food and Beverages)

Yeast Biotechnology in Valorization of Waste and By-Products

edited by

Silvio Silvério da Silva

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 435 | Submission Open

Keywords: industrialization; waste management; environmental impact; yeast-derived products; low-cost substrates; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Yeast)

Lignocellulosic Biomass in Biorefinery Processes

edited by Carlos Eduardo De Araújo Padilha, José Antonio Pérez-Pimienta and

Emmanuel Damilano Dutra

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 356 | Submission Open

Keywords: fractionation; pretreatment; circular economy; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

Anaerobic Digestion to High Value Organic Fertilizer and Biogas

edited by

Carlos Morales-Polo

and

Marta Revuelta-Aramburu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open

Keywords: anaerobic digestion; biogas production; organic fertilizers; digestate valorization; nutrient recovery; co-digestion; waste-to-energy; circular bioeconomy; pre-treatment strategies; sustainable waste management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

New Research on Fungal Secondary Metabolites, 3rd Edition

edited by

Xiaofei Tian

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 636 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional gene and genome; solid-state cultivation; metabolic pathway; bioprocessing efficiency; chemical inducers; high-throughput screen; co-cultivation; pilot-scale study; kinetic modeling; structural modification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Metabolism, Physiology & Genetics)

Advances in Hydrogen Production: Toward a Sustainable Energy Future

edited by

Malek Alkasrawi

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 33 | Submission Open

Keywords: biohydrogen; fermentation; dark fermentation; photofermentation; metabolic engineering; microbial consortia; renewable energy; bioprocessing; waste valorization; biotechnology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

Innovative Biotechnological Production of Microbial Polysaccharides

edited by

Christine Delbarre-Ladrat

and

Odile Francesca Restaino

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2901 | Submission Open

Keywords: microorganisms; carbohydrate polymers; bioreactors; production optimization; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Metabolism, Physiology & Genetics)

Feature Review Papers on Fermentation for Food and Beverages 2025

edited by

Antonio Morata

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 80 | Submission Open

Keywords: saccharomyces; non-saccharomyces; lachancea thermotolerans; torulaspora delbrueckii; metschnikowia pulcherrima; hanseniaspora vineae; brettanomyces/dekkera; lactic acid bacteria; lactiplantibacillus plantarum; bioprotection; biocontrol; sensory profile; off flavors; bacteriocins; zymocins; enzymes; emerging technologies; aroma; color; functional foods; mixed fermentations; co-inoculations; sequential inoculations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fermentation for Food and Beverages)

Fermentation: 10th Anniversary

edited by

Badal C. Saha

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 30 articles | Viewed by 92976 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial metabolism; fermentation process; strain improvement; bioprocesses; bioreactor design; scale-up; beverages; fermented food; bioconversion; biofuels; commodity chemicals; pharmaceuticals; bioproducts; probiotics; gut microbiota

Feature Review Papers in Microbial Metabolism, Physiology & Genetics, 2nd Edition

edited by

Ronnie G. Willaert

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 20932 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial metabolism; metabolic engineering; microbial stress; microbial physiology; strain improvement; specialized metabolites; bioprocesses; bioreactors; secondary metabolism; genetic transformations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Metabolism, Physiology & Genetics)

Feature Review Papers in Industrial Fermentation, 2nd Edition

edited by

Xiaoqing Lin

,

Konstantinos G. Kalogiannis

,

Diomi Mamma

and

Alessio Siciliano

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 17917 | Submission Open

Keywords: fermentation for production of chemicals and materials; fermentation for production of biofuels; fermentation for production of pharmaceuticals; environmental bioprocesses; bioconversion and valorization of pollutants; bioprocesses for greenhouse gas mitigation; biodegradation of pollutants; bioreactor design and modeling; biorefinery processes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

Fermentation and Biotechnology in Wine Making

edited by

Manuel Malfeito Ferreira

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10205 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial genomics; microbial physiology; fermentation performance; grape and wine spoilage; sulfite reduction; non-thermal technologies; ethanol reduction; enzymatic activities; flavor improvement; bioinformatics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fermentation for Food and Beverages)

10th Anniversary of Fermentation: Feature Papers in Section "Probiotic Strains and Fermentation"

edited by

Ren-You Gan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8991 | Submission Open

Keywords: probiotics; high-throughput screening; lactic acid bacteria; gut microbiota; lactobacillus; bifidobacterium; bacillus; acetic acid bacteria; yeast; fungi

(This special issue belongs to the Section Probiotic Strains and Fermentation)

10th Anniversary of Fermentation: Feature Papers in Section “Microbial Metabolism, Physiology & Genetics”

edited by

Giovanni Vigliotta

and

Rosanna Tofalo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6613 | Submission Open

Keywords: fermentation; natural biocides; primary and secondary functional metabolites; antimicrobial peptides; pathogen control; antimicrobial resistance; genetic improvement of microorganisms; single-cell proteins; metabolic engineering; sustainable biotechnologies; green chemistry; enzymatic biotransformation; antimicrobial innovation; uncultured and unculturable microorganisms; chemicals and fuels for CO2 transformation; biomanufacturing technology; bioreactor technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Metabolism, Physiology & Genetics)

Bioactive Compounds in Grain Fermentation: 2nd Edition

edited by

Peng Wu

and

Ni Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3522 | Submission Open

Keywords: cereal grains; fermentation; bioactive compounds; digestion and absorption; gastrointestinal tract; polyphenols; flavones; antioxidants; fermented food; health benefits

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fermentation for Food and Beverages)

Energy Converter: Anaerobic Digestion, 2nd Edition

edited by

Liang Yu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3479 | Submission Open

Keywords: anaerobic digestion; organic wastes; biogas; renewable natural gas; nutrient recovery; volatile fatty acids; anaerobic digester; bioproducts; organic fertilizer; solid digestate; anaerobic effluent

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

10th Anniversary of Fermentation: Feature Papers in the “Fermentation Process Design” Section

edited by

Thaddeus Ezeji

and

Miguel Ladero

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3332 | Submission Open

Keywords: process design; bioreactor performance; scale-up; scale-down; microbial kinetics; fed-batch; purification methods; bioprocess monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fermentation Process Design)

Lactic Acid Bacteria: Evaluation of Benefits on Human Health and Improvement of Food Safety

edited by Patricia Castellano, Susana Salva and

Lucia Mendoza

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3190 | Submission Open

Keywords: lactic acid bacteria; probiotic and postbiotics; functional food; human health applications; food safety; biopreservation; genetic engineering; food quality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fermentation for Food and Beverages)

10th Anniversary of Fermentation: Feature Papers in Section "Industrial Fermentation"

edited by Giulia Bozzano

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2918 | Submission Open

Keywords: biorefinery; biofuels; bioreactor design; microbial fuel cells; industrial fermentation; wastewater; anaerobic digestion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

10th Anniversary of Fermentation: Feature Papers in the "Fermentation for Food and Beverages" Section

edited by

Alice Vilela

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2589 | Submission Open

Keywords: Saccharomyces; non-Saccharomyces; Lactic acid bacteria; Lactobacillus plantarum; Acetic acid bacteria; Probiotics; prebiotics and postbiotics; Biocontrol; Sensory profile and consumer acceptance; Off-flavors; Bacteriocins; Enzymes; Functional foods; Mixed fermentations; Co-inoculations/ sequential inoculations; Solid fermentation; Fermentation models.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fermentation for Food and Beverages)

Applications of Computer Science and AI to Fermented Foods and Beverages

edited by

Bernard Chen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1651 | Submission Open

Keywords: fermented food and beverages; wine; beer; aroma and flavor; AI; data science; machine learning; deep learning; natural language processing; wine informatics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fermentation Process Design)

Sustainable Grape Production, Climate Change, and Wine Quality

edited by Rafael Andrés Peinado Amores

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 991 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; sustainable grape production; biotechnology; non-Saccharomyces species; wine aroma

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fermentation for Food and Beverages)

Women’s Special Issue Series: Fermentation

edited by

Penka Petrova

and

Alice Vilela

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 165 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial metabolism; fermentation process; strain improvement; bioprocesses; bioreactor design; scale-up; beverages; fermented food; bioconversion; biofuels; commodity chemicals; pharmaceuticals; bioproducts; probiotics; gut microbiota

Dissecting Actinobacteria: From Ecology and Biotechnological Value to Synthetic Biology

edited by

Héctor M. Alvarez

, Mariana Lanfranconi and José Sebastián Dávila Costa

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial production; metabolic pathways; omic techniques; microbial degradation; genetic engineering; process optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Metabolism, Physiology & Genetics)

Biotechnological Strategies for Agro-Industrial Food Waste Management

edited by

Alessia Tropea

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural food waste; food waste management; bioenergy; biofuel; waste valorization; biotechnology; starter cultures; fermentation process

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

Emerging Microbial Technologies in Fermentation: Innovations in Food, Environmental, and Health Bioprocesses

edited by

Karina Teixeira Magalhães-Guedes

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental biotechnology; functional foods; genetically engineered microorganisms; microbial fermentation; postbiotics and microbial metabolites; probiotic biotechnology; sustainable bioprocesses; synthetic biology and microbial consortia; valorization of agro-industrial by-products

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fermentation for Food and Beverages)

Application of Fermentation Technology in Biomass Utilization and Biofuels Production, 2nd Edition

edited by

Lei Zhao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 46 | Submission Open

Keywords: photo fermentation; electro fermentation; dark fermentation; integrated fermentation; liquid biofuels production; biogas/biohydrogen production and purification; lifecycle analysis of bioenergy production; metabolic engineering; economical evaluation of bioenergy production

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

Microbiological Challenges in Malt and Beer Production

edited by Sunčica Beluhan, Ksenija Markov and Andreja Leboš Pavunc

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 28 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change factors; mycotoxigenic fungi and mycotoxins; yeast; bacteria; beer quality; microbiological spoilage; consumer risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fermentation for Food and Beverages)

Biodegradation of Microplastics by Fermentative Microorganisms

edited by

Yiwen Liu

and Yufen Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 18 | Submission Open

Keywords: microplastic biodegradation; microbe– plastic interactions; enzymatic depolymerization; pretreatment; fermentative consortia; anaerobic fermentation; metabolomics; metagenomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fermentation Process Design)

Emerging Trends in Functional Lipid Biosynthesis and Precision Fermentation

edited by

Axayacatl Gonzalez

and

Krishnamoorthy Hegde

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional lipids; innovative foods; food ingredients; life cycle analysis; precision fermentation; bioprocesses; metabolic engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Metabolism, Physiology & Genetics)

Data-Driven Design and Analysis of Industrially Applicable Microbes

edited by

Changman Kim

and

Minsoo Kim

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 36 | Submission Open

Keywords: data-driven microbial engineering; computational biotechnology; flux balance analysis (FBA); genome-scale metabolic models (GEMs); metabolic optimization; industrial microbiology; systems biology; machine learning in biotechnology; bioproduction; omics integration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fermentation Process Design)

Fermentation Processes and Product Development

edited by

Mateusz Wojtusik

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 35 | Submission Open

Keywords: fermentation technologies; bioprocess intensification; sustainable biomanufacturing; scale-up strategies; bio-based products; industrial biotechnology; circular bioeconomy; biomass valorisation; environmental impact reduction; renewable feedstocks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fermentation Process Design)

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