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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 16 | 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 30 | 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 35 | 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 32 | 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)

Biotechnological Approaches to the Valorization of Agro-Industrial By-Products

edited by

Joaquina Pinheiro

Igor Dias

and

Elsa M. Gonçalves

submission deadline 28 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruit and vegetable by-products; residues; aquafeed; bioactive; antimicrobial; functional; food

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

Technological Advances in Lignocellulosic Biomass Conversion to Bioenergy

edited by Héctor M. Poggi-Varaldo

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2275 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioenergy; biorefinery; bioelectrochemical systems; fermentation processes; economic feasibility; gas biofuels; lignocellulosic biomass; liquid biofuels; organic wastes; value-added products; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

Exploring Fermentation Strategies for the Valorization of Food By-Products and Their Bioactive Potential

edited by

Tomas García-Cayuela

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1609 | Submission Open

Keywords: by-products; solid-state fermentation; submerged fermentation; health benefits; bioactive compounds; extraction; enzymes

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

Producing Lipids and Lipid Derivatives by Fermentation Using Agro-Industrial By-Products as Substrates

edited by

Mohamed Koubaa

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 808 | Submission Open

Keywords: fermentation; low-cost substrate transformation; white biotechnology; genetic engineering; extraction; chemical transformation of microbial lipids; high-value-added compounds

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

Probiotic Lactic Acid Bacteria and Their Applications in Food Safety and Animal Health

edited by

Analía Inés Etcheverría

and

María Inés Palacio

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open

Keywords: lactic acid bacteria (LAB); probiotics; fermented foods; food chain; food safety; foodborne diseases; animal health; biopreservation; pathogens

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

Food Wastes: Feedstock for Value-Added Products: 6th Edition

edited by

Diomi Mamma

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 40 | Submission Open

Keywords: food waste; circular economy; value-added products; bioeconomy; biorefinery; integrated bioprocesses; bioenergy; bio-hydrogen; biomethane; biohythane; biobased products; platform chemicals; biofuels; bioethanol; butanol; bio-diesel; microbial fuel cell (MFC); enzymes; biopolymers; organic acids

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

Fermented Foods for Boosting Health: 2nd Edition

edited by Jia Song

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 28 | 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)

Lactic Acid Bacteria: Fermentation

edited by

Victor Dopazo

and

Massimo Iorizzo

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 24 | Submission Open

Keywords: lactic acid bacteria (LAB); fermentation; strain improvement; bioprocess engineering; food biotechnology; metabolic engineering; systems biology; functional foods; omics; microbial physiology

(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 9 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

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

edited by

Abdelfattah Salem

and Mona M. M. Y. Elghandour

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 3 | 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)

Alcoholic Fermentation

edited by

Wenchao Cai

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1431 | 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)

Traditional and Innovative Fermented Dairy Products

edited by

Thomas Bintsis

and

Photis Papademas

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 35 | 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)

Systems Metabolic Engineering for the Production of Value-Added Compounds

edited by

Guojian Zhang

and

Fu Yan

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 24 | Submission Open

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

(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 26 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 106 | 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)

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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7701 | 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)

Turning Organic Solid Waste into Soil Nutrients Using Biological Technology

edited by

Juan Miguel Romero-García

and Yuanwang Liu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3508 | 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)

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 2364 | 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)

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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2152 | 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 1857 | 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)

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 185 | Submission Open

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

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

Fermentation-Driven Biotechnological Valorization of Bioactive Compounds from Plants

edited by

María L. Flores-López

and

Jorge L. Guía-García

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 36 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

Production of Added-Value Metabolites Through Microbial Fermentation

edited by

Seraphim Papanikolaou

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 26 | Submission Open

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

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

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

edited by

Hongbo Liu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 18 | 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)

Lignocellulosic Biomass Valorisation, 2nd Edition

edited by Indrikis Muiznieks and

Alexander Rapoport

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 10 | 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)

Applications of Microbial Biodiversity in Wine Fermentation

edited by Laura Fariña, Karina Medina and

Valentina Martín

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 5 | 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)

Perspectives on Microbiota of Fermented Foods, 2nd Edition

edited by Junnan Xu and

Haitian Fang

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 4 | 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)

Microbial Upcycling of Organic Waste to Biofuels and Biochemicals

edited by

Le Zhang

and Rouf Ahmad Dar

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 38 | 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)

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 16 | 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)

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