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Fermented Foods for Boosting Health: 2nd Edition

edited by Jia Song

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open

Keywords: health benefits; traditional fermented foods; fermentation; functional foods; bioactive molecules; antioxidants; antidiabetics; gut microbiome; polysaccharides

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

Indigenous Microbial Fermentation: Uncovering Natural Microbes and Traditional Knowledge for Sustainable Food and Feed Systems

edited by

Abdelfattah Salem

, Mona M. M. Y. Elghandour and

Pasquale De Palo

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural microbes; fermented feeds; climate change; nutrient bioavailability; animal productivity; animal heat stress

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

Fermentative Biomass Upcycling: From Residual Feedstocks to Low-Carbon Products

edited by

Heonseop Eom

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open

Keywords: fermentative upcycling; residual biomass; lignocellulosic bioprocessing; process scale-up

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

Alcoholic Fermentation

edited by

Wenchao Cai

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5674 | Submission Open

Keywords: alcoholic fermentation; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; metabolic pathways; fermentation efficiency; beverage industry; biotechnology; flavor development; sustainability

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

Development and Application of Starter Cultures, 2nd Edition

edited by

Roberta Comunian

and

Luigi Chessa

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9261 | Submission Open

Keywords: starter cultures; fermented food; microbial biodiversity; metagenomics; traditional foods; food safety; antibiotic resistance; microbial culture collections; gut microbiota; probiotics

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

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

edited by

Paola Foti

and

Flora Valeria Romeo

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7379 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

Traditional and Innovative Fermented Dairy Products

edited by

Thomas Bintsis

and

Photis Papademas

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2409 | Submission Open

Keywords: fermented dairy products; cheese; yogurt; kefir; fermented milk; artisanal dairy products; starter culture; adjunct culture; probiotic culture; autochthonous microorganisms

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

Lignin: Fermentation and Biorefinery Potential

edited by

Nhuan Nghiem

and

Daehwan Kim

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2394 | Submission Open

Keywords: cellulose; hemicellulose; lignin; biorefinery; development of novel enzymes; biofuels

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

Systems Metabolic Engineering for the Production of Value-Added Compounds

edited by

Guojian Zhang

and

Fu Yan

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 147 | Submission Open

Keywords: heterologous biosynthesis; bioproducts; natural products; genetic engineering; metabolic engineering; bioprocess

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

Fungal Biotechnology: Exploring the Potential of Solid State Fermentation for Sustainable Production

edited by Lilia Arely Prado-Barragán and

Ricardo Gómez-García

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13384 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal solid state fermentation; circular economy; by-products; valorization; waste bioconversion; high-value organic compounds; biofunctional molecules; biostimulants; biopesticides; biosurfactants; biomaterials; biotextiles; biorefinery; biodyes; biopigments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

Trends in the Development and Use of Fermented Dairy Products, 3rd Edition

edited by

Irena Barukčić Jurina

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7303 | Submission Open

Keywords: fermented milks; cheese; autochthonous dairy products; goat's cheese; kefir; yoghurt; koumiss/kumis; whey fermentation; kombucha; probiotics; postbiotics; bioactive peptides; encapsulation; plant extracts and essential oils in fermented milks and cheese; innovative processing methods; minimally processed fermented dairy products; personalized dairy products; plant-based analogues to fermented dairy products; rheology; proteolysis

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

Application and Research of Solid State Fermentation, 2nd Edition

edited by

Yafan Cai

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6950 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid-state fermentation (SSF); microbial fermentation; organic waste; reactor design; SSF process; feed protein; single-cell protein; compost; bio-energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

Turning Organic Solid Waste into Soil Nutrients Using Biological Technology

edited by

Juan Miguel Romero-García

and Yuanwang Liu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6736 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable waste management and disposal; microbial degradation; composting; biological nutrients removal and recovery; resources recovery from waste; anaerobic digestion; vermicomposting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

Fermentation Strategies to Enhance Feed Nutritional Value and Optimize Industry Resources

edited by

Yukun Zhang

Amina Moss

and

Weilong Wang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6148 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal feed optimization; waste valorization; nutrient bioavailability; sustainable feed ingredients; microbial fermentation; feed efficiency improvement; protein enhancement in feed; gut health and microbiota; fishmeal replacement; soybean meal replacement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

Application of Lactobacillus in Fermented Food and Beverages, 2nd Edition

edited by

Leyre Lavilla-Lerma

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3349 | Submission Open

Keywords: Lactobacillus; fermented food; fermentation quality; starter culture; food safety; probiotic; health; microbiota; omics analysis

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

Fermentation-Driven Biotechnological Valorization of Bioactive Compounds from Plants

edited by

María Liliana Flores-López

and

Jorge L. Guía-García

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3008 | Submission Open

Keywords: fermentation; biotransformation; plant bioactives; natural products; microbial valorization; bioprocessing; sustainable biotechnology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

Metabolic Engineering, Strain Modification and Industrial Application

edited by

Jianzhong Xu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1991 | Submission Open

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

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

Lignocellulosic Biomass Valorisation, 2nd Edition

edited by Indrikis Muiznieks and

Alexander Rapoport

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1977 | Submission Open

Keywords: lignocellulosic biomass; integrated bioprocess; bioactive compounds; separation and purification; bacterial; yeast; and fungal strain development; cellulases and laccases; assessment of fermentation product activity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

Fermentation of Organic Waste for High-Value-Added Product Production—2nd Edition

edited by

Hongbo Liu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1871 | Submission Open

Keywords: fermentation; organic waste; sewage sludge; food waste; algae; agricultural straw; brewery wastewater; food wastewater; slaughterhouse wastewater; volatile fatty acids; medium-chain fatty acids; polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

Microbial Metabolism Focusing on Bioactive Molecules

edited by Ismael Maciel de Mancilha

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1731 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial metabolism; bioactive metabolites; biotechnology; microbial pathways; metabolic products

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

Applications of Microbial Biodiversity in Wine Fermentation

edited by

Laura Fariña

, Karina Medina and

Valentina Martín

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 790 | Submission Open

Keywords: saccharomyces yeast; non-saccharomyces yeast; lactic acid bacteria; acetic acid bacteria; Brettanomyces; winemaking; vineyard; oenological microbiota; microbial consortium; winery grape; innovation; sustainability; bioprotection

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

Innovations in Gluten Free (GF) Bread Production Through Fortification with Functional Supplements

edited by

Stavros Plessas

and

Ioanna Mantzourani

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 300 | Submission Open

Keywords: supplements; bread; gluten free; sourdough; LAB; nutritive value; fortification

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

Production of Added-Value Metabolites Through Microbial Fermentation

edited by

Seraphim Papanikolaou

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 145 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial fermentation; value added; metabolic; waste; microbial cell factories

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

Antimicrobial Metabolites: Discovery, Biosynthesis, High-Yield Production and Antimicrobial Mechanisms

edited by Xuekui Xia and Chengwei Liu

submission deadline 1 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural product; peptide; antibacterial; antifungal; antiviral; biosynthesis; high-yield production; antimicrobial mechanism

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

Perspectives on Microbiota of Fermented Foods, 2nd Edition

edited by Junnan Xu and

Haitian Fang

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 984 | Submission Open

Keywords: fermented food; microbial diversity; fermentation optimization; metabolic engineering; high-throughput screening; food microbiology; microbiota; flavors; microorganism application

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

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

edited by

Katarzyna Pobiega

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5782 | 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)

Scale-Up Challenges in Microbial Fermentation

edited by Tajalli Keshavarz

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4507 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbes; free-cell culture; immobilised-cell culture; bioreactor designs; modes of fermentation; scale-up; scale-down

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

Yeasts as Microbial Cell Factories: Diversity, Biotechnology Potential and Applications

edited by

Anna Maria Kot

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1137 | Submission Open

Keywords: yeast biodiversity; non-conventional yeasts; fermentation; functional metabolites; food biotechnology; microbial waste valorization; bioprocess optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Yeast)

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

edited by Xuedong Zhang and Xuefeng Zhu

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 169 | 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)

Nutrition and Health of Fermented Foods—4th Edition

edited by

Guijie Chen

and

Zhuqing Dai

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10681 | Submission Open

Keywords: fermented foods; nutrition and health; innovative fermentation approaches; multi-omics techniques; fermentation process; metabolic characteristics and biotransformation; molecular mechanisms; potential risk; prebiotic activity

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

Fermentation and Circular Economy in Food Sustainability

edited by Jaslyn Jie Lin Lee and Xiaomei Lyu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2403 | Submission Open

Keywords: food waste; packaging; coating; fermentation; sustainability; valorisation

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

Microbial Upcycling of Organic Waste to Biofuels and Biochemicals

edited by

Le Zhang

and Rouf Ahmad Dar

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1853 | Submission Open

Keywords: fermentation; organic wastes; biochemicals; biofuels; bioenergy; biogas; biohydrogen; anaerobic digestion; acidogenic fermentation; dark fermentation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

Advances in Functional Fermented Foods

edited by Emiliano Salvucci and

Ana Yanina Bustos

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 545 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional fermented foods; gut microbiome; precision fermentation; multi-omics technologies

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

Lactic Acid Bacteria in Functional Foods: From Microbiology to Health Benefits

edited by

Viola Galli

and

Lisa Granchi

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 274 | Submission Open

Keywords: lactic acid bacteria; plant-based fermented foods; bioactive compounds; functional properties; nutrition; by-products; starter cultures; health benefits; postbiotics

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

Recent Advancements in Fermentation Technology: Biofuels Production

edited by Sufia Hena and

Silvio Silvério da Silva

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 258 | Submission Open

Keywords: fermentation; precision fermentation; electro-fermentation; fermenter design; co-culture systems; adaptive laboratory evolution; biofuels

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

Bioconversion of Biomass for Effective Production of Biofuels as Well as Biobased Chemicals and Materials, 2nd Edition

edited by

Hironaga Akita

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 221 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass conversion; enzymatic hydrolysis; microbial identification; metabolic engineering; microbial fermentation; biofuel; biobased chemicals and materials; industrial biotechnology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

Biofuels Production and Processing Technology, 4th Edition

edited by

Alessia Tropea

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 79 | Submission Open

Keywords: biofuel production technologies; downstream processing; upstream processing; biorefinery; energy; bioethanol production; agroforest and industrial waste feedstock valorization; microorganisms for biofuel; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

Recent Advances in Microbial Fermentation in Foods and Beverages, 2nd Edition

edited by

Massimo Iorizzo

and

Gianluca Paventi

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 989 | Submission Open

Keywords: fermented foods; alcoholic beverages; microbial metabolism; probiotics; microbial biochemistry; nutritional enrichment; microbial culture; functional foods

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

Innovations in Microbial Enzyme Production: From AI-Driven Design to Industrial Bioprocessing

edited by

Yang Sun

and

Ling Jiang

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 150 | Submission Open

Keywords: enzyme engineering; microbial cell factories; AI-guided enzyme mining; directed evolution; high-density fermentation; metabolic optimization; biocatalysts; industrial biotechnology; sustainable manufacturing; multi-enzyme cascadestranscriptional regulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

Next-Gen Biofuels: Innovations in Microbial Fermentation and Metabolic Networks

edited by

Massimiliano Fabbricino

and

Gennaro Trancone

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 61 | Submission Open

Keywords: next-generation biofuels; microbial fermentation; metabolic engineering; dynthetic biology; dark fermentation; biohydrogen production; biogas and biomethane; lignocellulosic biomass conversion; microbial consortia; systems metabolic modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

Fermentation Processes: Modeling, Optimization and Control: 3rd Edition

edited by

Ricardo Aguilar-López

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3295 | Submission Open

Keywords: fermentation technology; process modeling; simulation analysis; process optimization; control process; sustainability issues; artificial intelligence; machine learning

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

Valorization of Food Waste Using Solid-State Fermentation Technology

edited by

Cristóbal Noé Aguilar González

and

María Liliana Flores-López

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6467 | Submission Open

Keywords: food waste valorization; circular bioeconomy; biotechnological processes; integrative bioprocess; solid state fermentation; dark fermentation; microbial growth; lignocellulosic enzyme production; bioactive compounds releasement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

The Industrial Feasibility of Biosurfactants

edited by

Cristiano José De Andrade

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5883 | Submission Open

Keywords: glycolipids; rhamnolipids; sophorolipids; mannosylerythritol lipids; lipopeptides and lipoproteins; surfactin; polymeric biosurfactants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

Cyanobacteria and Eukaryotic Microalgae (2nd Edition)

edited by

Hristo Najdenski

and

Yana E. Ilieva

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5093 | Submission Open

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

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

Recent Trends in Lactobacillus and Fermented Food, 3rd Edition

edited by

Laura Stan

and

Simona Chis

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4045 | Submission Open

Keywords: lactic acid bacteria; fermentation; adaptability; bioactive compounds; textural and sensory attributes; nutritional value

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

Biorefining for Biofuel Production

edited by

Timothy Tse

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2943 | Submission Open

Keywords: biorefining; biofuels; microbial strains; biocatalysis; enzyme; fermentation; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

The Role of Non-Saccharomyces Yeasts in Crafting Alcoholic Drinks

edited by

Ivana Karabegović

Bojana R. Danilović

and

Sandra Stamenković Stojanović

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1110 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-Saccharomyces yeasts; alcoholic drinks fermentation; alcoholic fermentation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Yeast)

Application of Microbial Metabolism and Fermentation in Waste Management

edited by

Pengsong Li

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 554 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste management; microbial metabolism; aerobic composting; anaerobic digestion; biofuel; microbial fuel cell; microbial wastewater treatment; syngas fermentation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

Recent Advances in Anaerobic-Digestion-Based Biorefinery

edited by Ying Xu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 385 | Submission Open

Keywords: anaerobic fermentation; biohydrogen; methane production; organic wastes; microbial metabolism; microbiomics analysis; high-value-added products; anaerobic biotransformation; biotechnology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

Novel and Old Insights for Biotechnological Exploitation of Actinobacterial Strain Fermentations

edited by

Giuseppe Gallo

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 346 | Submission Open

Keywords: actinobacteria; fermentation; biotechnological exploitation; metabolic engineering; bioactive compounds; strain improvement; omics studies; mixed cultures; enzyme production; microbial interactions

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

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