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Fermented Biofertilizer Production and Application

edited by

Pierre Christen

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1766 | Submission Open

Keywords: fermentation; nature-based solutions; biofertilizer; circular economy; agricultural by-products; microorganisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

Wine and Beer Fermentation, 3rd Edition

edited by

Giuseppe Perretti

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 268 | Submission Open

Keywords: wine and beer fermentation; non-conventional yeasts; NAB and LAB; fermentation technology; alcoholic beverages; microbial; winemaking

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

Microbial Metabolism Focusing on Bioactive Molecules

edited by Ismael Maciel de Mancilha

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9714 | Submission Open

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

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

The Roles of Lactic Acid Bacteria in Food Fermentation

edited by

Talha Demirci

and

Enes Dertli

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8584 | Submission Open

Keywords: lactic acid bacteria; fermented foods; probiotics; postbiotics; starter cultures; fermented foods; health benefits; omics

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

Applied Microorganisms and Industrial/Food Enzymes, 3rd Edition

edited by

Xian Zhang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5171 | Submission Open

Keywords: applied microorganisms; industrial/food enzymes; fermentation optimization; metabolic engineering; synthetic biology; protein engineering; transcriptional regulation; host cells; protein expression; high-throughput screening

(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 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4058 | 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)

Advances in Fermented Fruits and Vegetables—2nd Edition

edited by

Łukasz Łopusiewicz

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3161 | 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)

From Waste to Value: Microbial Fermentation for the Sustainable Valorization of Agri-Food Residues

edited by

Emmanuel Atta-Obeng

and

Michela Verni

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2765 | Submission Open

Keywords: agri-food by-products; microbial fermentation; circular bioeconomy; sustainable bioprocessing; functional foods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

Non-Conventional Yeasts in Fermented Beverages: Biotechnology, Tradition, and Innovation

edited by

Ciro Sannino

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 410 | Submission Open

Keywords: aroma complexity; fermented beverages; innovative fermentation strategies; low-alcohol fermentation; mixed and spontaneous fermentations; non-conventional yeasts; yeast biotechnology; yeast diversity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Yeast)

Microbial Ecosystems in Fermented Foods

edited by

Marija Milic

Katarina Mihajlovski

and

Snežana Dimitrijević

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8388 | Submission Open

Keywords: fermented foods; fermenting agents; microbial ecosystems; microbial succession; food quality; food safety; fermentation innovations; fermentation sustainability

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

Advances in Fermented Foods and Beverages, 2nd Edition

edited by

Camelia Elena Luchian

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 859 | Submission Open

Keywords: health promotion; probiotics; bioactive peptides; functional foods; microbial fermentation; anticarcinogenic; cardiovascular disease; antimicrobial effect; lactic acid bacteria; nutraceuticals

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

The Industrial Feasibility of Biosurfactants

edited by

Cristiano José De Andrade

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 14724 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

Microbial Upcycling of Organic Waste to Biofuels and Biochemicals

edited by

Le Zhang

and Rouf Ahmad Dar

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7095 | 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)

Research Progress of Rumen Fermentation, 2nd Edition

edited by

Aleksandro S. Da Silva

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4085 | Submission Open

Keywords: ruminant nutrition; feed; animal nutrition; ruminal fermentation; microbiota

Fermented Foods for Boosting Health: 2nd Edition

edited by Jia Song

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3734 | 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 in Functional Foods: From Microbiology to Health Benefits

edited by

Viola Galli

and

Lisa Granchi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2551 | 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)

Lactic Acid Bacteria: Fermentation

edited by

Victor Dopazo

and

Massimo Iorizzo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2158 | 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)

Starter Advances in Beverage and Dairy Fermentation

edited by Oktay Yerlikaya

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1776 | Submission Open

Keywords: beverage and dairy fermentation; starter cultures; yeast–bacteria interactions; fermentation metabolism; bioactive compounds; fermented foods and beverages; brewing and dairy technology; fermentation kinetics; microbial ecology; mixed-culture fermentation

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

Tradition to Innovation: Biotechnological and Microbial Approaches in Fermented Beverages

edited by Nadia Nara Batista,

Ana Paula Pereira Bressani

and

Cíntia Lacerda Ramos

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1682 | Submission Open

Keywords: fermented beverages; microbial ecology; microbial interactions; starter cultures; spontaneous fermentation; process optimization; metabolomics; proteomics; sensory quality

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

Next-Generation Biotics in Fermented and Functional Foods

edited by

Olja Šovljanski

and

Ana Tomić

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 820 | Submission Open

Keywords: prebiotics; probiotics; postbiotics; synbiotics; functional foods; fermented foods; gut microbiota; bioactive metabolites; food biotechnology; nutraceuticals; microbial fermentation; food safety; consumer acceptance

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

Non-Conventional Yeasts as Biofactories for Biotechnological Applications

edited by

Bartłomiej Zieniuk

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 489 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-conventional yeasts; yeast cell factories; metabolic engineering; synthetic biology; systems biology; whole-cell biocatalysis; recombinant protein expression; secretion; enzymes; organic acids; polyols; single-cell oils (SCO); single-cell proteins (SCP); pigments; flavors and aromas; stress tolerance; waste valorization; circular bioeconomy; bioprocess engineering; fermentation scale-up; co-culture fermentation; downstream processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Yeast)

Feed Additives and Rumen Fermentation

edited by

Kanber Kara

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 385 | Submission Open

Keywords: rumen fermentation; feed additives; rumen microbiota; volatile fatty acids; methane mitigation; essential oils; phytogenic feed additives; rumen microbial ecology; nutrient digestibility; ruminant nutrition

Fermentation-Driven Meat: Microbial Processes for Sustainable Flavor, Safety and Preservation

edited by

Luís Patarata

Fernanda Cosme

and

Fernando M. Nunes

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 358 | Submission Open

Keywords: fermented meat; starter cultures; bioprotection; bacteriocins; predictive microbiology; volatilomics; clean-label; nitrite reduction; shelf-life; sustainability; life-cycle assessment; sensory quality

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

Rumen Microbes and Fermentation

edited by

Mengzhi Wang

and

Yujia Jing

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 354 | Submission Open

Keywords: fermentation; rumen microbes; metabolites; diet composition; volatile fatty acids; feed additives; methane emissions; ammonia

Biotechnology for Smarter Industrial Fermentation

edited by Giulia Bozzano

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 350 | Submission Open

Keywords: industrial fermentation; biotechnology; microbial engineering; metabolic engineering; synthetic biology; systems biology; precision fermentation; bioprocess optimization; scale-up; omics technologies; sustainability; circular bioeconomy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

Biofuels Production and Processing Technology, 4th Edition

edited by

Alessia Tropea

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 348 | 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)

Fermented Foods as Functional Foods

edited by

Duygu Ağagündüz

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 346 | Submission Open

Keywords: fermentation; fermented foods; functional foods; nutraceuticals; prebiotics; probiotics; postbiotics; bioactive compounds; food safety; food innovation; organoleptic properties; human health; nutrition; microbiome; precision nutrition

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

Advances in Fermentation Technology for Sustainable Waste Management

edited by Kenji Sakai

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 281 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial conversion of biomass waste and wastewater; fermentative production; organic waste and wastewater treatment; aerobic and anaerobic digestion; composting; solid and liquid fertilizer; biogas production; uncultured microorganism; meta-genomic and meta-transcriptomic analyses; microbial consortium and function; microbial fuel cell; biocycle of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus elements; organic waste treatment (human excreta, sewage sludge, livestock manure, food waste, agricultural waste); soil amendment and fertilization

(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 15 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2753 | 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)

Bioprospecting Pigment-Producing Microorganisms from Different Biomes

edited by Fernanda Cortez Lopes

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1497 | Submission Open

Keywords: pigments; biomes; biological activities; natural pigments; agro-industrial residues; fungal pigments; bacterial pigments

(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 20 Oct 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7925 | 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)

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

edited by

Ricardo Aguilar-López

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11461 | 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)

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

edited by

Hongbo Liu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5219 | 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)

Advances in Functional Fermented Foods

edited by Emiliano Salvucci and

Ana Yanina Bustos

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4264 | 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)

Production of Added-Value Metabolites Through Microbial Fermentation

edited by

Seraphim Papanikolaou

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3836 | Submission Open

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

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

Probiotics in Food Fermentation: Recent Advances and Future Perspectives

edited by

Ren-You Gan

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1438 | Submission Open

Keywords: probiotics; food fermentation; lactic acid bacteria; gut microbiota; lactobacillus; bacillus

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

Microbial Processes for Biomass Conversion to Bioenergy

edited by Júlio César Dos Santos and

Ruly Terán Hilares

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1248 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass conversion; bioenergy; biofuels; microbial biotechnology; lignocellulose; metabolic engineering; enzymatic hydrolysis; fermentation technology; biorefinery; sustainable energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

Feed Efficiency and Rumen Fermentation

edited by

Stefanie Alvarenga Santos

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 876 | Submission Open

Keywords: rumen fermentation; microbial protein; feed efficiency; volatile fatty acids; forage-to-concentrate ratio; fiber digestibility; methane mitigation; protein degradation; rumen microbiome; nutrient synchronization

Advances in Fermented Functional Foods and Probiotic Performance

edited by

Chaiyavat Chaiyasut

Bhagavathi Sundaram Sivamaruthi

and

Periyanaina Kesika

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 543 | Submission Open

Keywords: fermented functional foods; probiotics; fermentation biotechnology; probiotic viability and stability; functional food development; precision fermentation; postbiotics and paraprobiotics; gut–organ axes; metabolic engineering; sustainable food systems; bio-transformation

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

Waste and Wastewater Biotreatment for Bioenergy and Bioresource Recovery

edited by

Wei Qiao

Tong Liu

and

Jiayuan Ji

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 473 | Submission Open

Keywords: anaerobic digestion of waste and wastewater; organic waste treatment; biomethane and biohydrogen production; syngas fermentation; anaerobic membrane reactor

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

Application of Fermentation Technology in Biopolymer Production

edited by Alberto Rodriguez and

Victoria E. Santos

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 448 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial biopolymers; fermentation; bioprocess engineering; waste management; polyhydroxyalkanoates; bacterial cellulose; microbial conversion; life cycle analysis; techno economical analysis; biorefineries

Integrative Microbial Fermentation: Synergistic Consortia of Lactic Acid Bacteria and Other Microorganisms for Development of Functional Foods

edited by Carla Luciana Gerez

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 370 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial co-fermentation; functional foods; lactic acid bacteria (LAB); multi-omics and artificial intelligence; fermented foods

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

Fermentation-Based Biorefineries: Unlocking Energy and Nutrient Potential from Biomass Waste

edited by

Tengfei Wang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 134 | Submission Open

Keywords: fermentation technologies ; biomass waste ; energy and nutrient recovery ; biogas production ; pretreatment

(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 10 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4731 | 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)

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

edited by

Karina Teixeira Magalhães-Guedes

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 17713 | 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)

Fermentation and Circular Economy in Food Sustainability

edited by Jaslyn Jie Lin Lee and Xiaomei Lyu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6856 | Submission Open

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

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

Fermentations of Agri-Food By-Products for the Development of Functional Foods

edited by

Simona Guerrini

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5702 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional foods; postbiotic; food by-products; solid-state fermentation; liquid-state fermentation; lactic acid bacteria; yeasts; fungi; bacteria; functional ingredients; feeds

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

Resource Recovery and Microbial Transformation of Organic Solid Waste

edited by

Jinling Cai

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3098 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic solid waste; microorganisms; compost; fermentation; community succession; resource recovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)

Exploring Fermentation Strategies for the Valorization of Food By-Products and Their Bioactive Potential—2nd Edition

edited by

Tomas García-Cayuela

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1415 | Submission Open

Keywords: food by-products; solid-state fermentation; submerged fermentation; functional ingredients; bioactive compounds; fermentation-derived metabolites; enzyme production; circular bioeconomy; food and feed applications

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

Emerging Trends in Functional Lipid Biosynthesis and Precision Fermentation

edited by