Molecular Microbiology
A section of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067).
Section Information
The Molecular Microbiology section of the International Journal of Molecular Sciences (IJMS) aims to rapidly publish papers contributing to a deeper understanding of molecular principles underlying physiological processes and regulatory mechanisms in microorganisms. Molecular studies of archaea, bacteria, eukaryotic microorganisms, and viruses are welcome.
Topics include but are not limited to the following:
- Antibiotic resistance mechanisms;
- Biosynthesis of macromolecules;
- Cell division and cell wall structure;
- Gene expression and its regulation;
- Gene transfer mechanisms;
- Host–pathogen interactions including host responses;
- Induction of cell death by microorganisms;
- Membrane biogenesis and function;
- Pathogenicity mechanisms;
- Posttranslational modifications;
- Protein delivery (secretion and trafficking);
- Signaling pathways and networks;
- Systems biology;
- Vaccines;
- Virulence factors.
Keywords
- bacteriophages
- biomembranes
- fungi
- lipidomics
- metabolomics
- molecular biology
- molecular microbiology
- nucleic acid–protein interactions
- prokaryotes
- protein–protein interactions
- proteomics
- signal transduction and regulation
- synthetic biology
- toxin–antitoxin systems
- transcriptomics
- viruses
- yeasts
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Current Trends in Molecular Mechanisms of Virulence in Human Pathogenic Bacteria (Deadline: 20 October 2024)
- Molecular Progression of Gut Microbiota (Deadline: 20 October 2024)
- Microalgal Molecules and Enzymes: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 October 2024)
- Advances in Molecular Biology on Mycobacteria (Deadline: 20 October 2024)
- Pathogenesis and Immunology of Cytomegalovirus (Deadline: 20 October 2024)
- Molecular Research on Host-Parasite Interactions (Deadline: 20 October 2024)
- Current Research on Omics of Microorganisms (Deadline: 20 October 2024)
- Gut Microbiota Derived Metabolites in Cardiovascular Health and Disease (Deadline: 20 October 2024)
- Gut Microbiota and Nutrition in Human Health (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 30 October 2024)
- Antimicrobial Peptides and Immunology, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 October 2024)
- Innovative Antimicrobial Therapies: Overcoming Virulence of Microorganisms and Drug Resistance (Deadline: 30 October 2024)
- Viral Infections and Host Immune Responses (Deadline: 30 October 2024)
- Molecular Advances in Parvovirus (Deadline: 30 October 2024)
- Molecular Research on Rhizobia (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- New Strategies to Improve the Detection of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Persisting Infections (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Bacteriophage: Molecular Ecology and Pharmacology, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Current Research on the Role of the Gut Microbiota in Human Diseases and Health (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Focus on Bacterial Pathogens: Host Cell Defense Pathways and Innovative Therapeutic Strategies (Deadline: 20 November 2024)
- The Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis in Relation to Non-communicable Diseases (Deadline: 20 November 2024)
- Bioactive Materials with Antimicrobial Properties: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 November 2024)
- Genetic Engineering in Microbial Biotechnology (Deadline: 20 November 2024)
- Helicobacter pylori Extracellular Proteins and Cell Surface Structures: Towards Novel Therapeutics (Deadline: 20 November 2024)
- RNA Virus Mechanisms: From Molecular Insights to Therapeutic Strategies (Deadline: 20 November 2024)
- Perspective Research on Antimicrobial Activities of Metals and Metal-Based Compounds (Deadline: 20 November 2024)
- New Molecular Insights into Antimicrobial Photo-Treatments (Deadline: 20 November 2024)
- Engineered Probiotics in the Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Cancer, Infections, and Metabolic Disorders (Deadline: 20 November 2024)
- Microbial Biofilms in Host Immune Responses and Antimicrobial Therapy (Deadline: 20 November 2024)
- Paradox of Salmonella Survival and Host Defense Strategies (Deadline: 29 November 2024)
- Gut Microbiota in Human Disease and Health (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- The Inflammatory and Immune Response to Helicobacter pylori Infection (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Molecular Advances in Helicobacter pylori Infections and Treatments (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Emerging Biotechnological Approaches for Natural Antiviral Molecules Discovery (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Molecular Research in Infective Mycobacteria (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Molecular Research on the Gut Microbiota in Diseases (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Antimicrobial Peptides: Structure and Mechanism of Biological Activity: 3rd Edition (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Molecular Mechanisms of Extremophilic Bacteria and Their Potential Applications in Biotechnology (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Applications of Nanomaterials in the Antimicrobial Sector (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Viral Infections: Physiology, Pathophysiology, Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Treatment (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Mixed Biofilms: Interbacterial Interactions and Antimicrobial Susceptibility (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Molecular Perspectives in the Diagnosis, Prevention, Treatment, and Vaccination against Parasitic Diseases (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Fungal Pathogen-Host Interactions (Deadline: 10 December 2024)
- Microbial Pigments: Diversity, Production and Applications (Deadline: 15 December 2024)
- Microbiome Modulation through Probiotics: Molecular Insights and Therapeutic Applications (Deadline: 15 December 2024)
- New Advances in Medical Microbiology (Deadline: 15 December 2024)
- Application of Microalgae Biotechnology: Insights at the Molecular Level (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Recent Advances in the Pathogenesis, Treatment and Development of New Drugs against Helicobacter pylori and Campylobacter jejuni (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Oral Microbiome and Oral Diseases: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- The Role of Microbiota in Immunity and Inflammation (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Role of RNA Decay in Bacterial Gene Regulation (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Current Advances in Antivirals and Vaccines (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Antimicrobial Resistance—New Insights, 3rd Edition (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Host-Pathogen Interaction, 6th Edition (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Antibacterial Activity against Drug-Resistant Strains, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Synthetic Biology Research Based on a Yarrowia lipolytica Model (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Microbial Omics (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Molecular Studies of Microbial Communities (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- The Microbiota and Its Association with Cellular Transformation and Metabolic Changes, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Current Advances in Gut Microbiota in Human Diseases and Health (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Viral Infection and Virology Methods (Deadline: 30 December 2024)
- Microbiome and Skin and Mucocutaneous Diseases (Deadline: 30 December 2024)
- Microbiome in Health and Disease: Where Are We? (Deadline: 30 December 2024)
- Gut Microbiota in Gastroenterology and Hepatology—3rd Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Advanced Oxidation Processes for the Decontamination of Emerging Contaminants and Disinfection of Pathogenic Microorganisms (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Perinatal Microbiome: Molecular Prospects and Hurdles (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Respiratory Virus Infection (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- New Insights into the Effects of Microbiome-Derived Metabolites on Health and Disease (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Pathogenic Mechanisms of Candida auris (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Cell Envelope Biogenesis and, Molecular Strategies to Maintain Cellular Homeostasis in Bacteria (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Molecular Research on Human Retrovirus Infection: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- New Types of Antimicrobial Biocides: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 15 January 2025)
- Microbial Resistance Mechanisms in Biotechnology: From Extremes to Applications (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Antivirals and Vaccines: Molecular Research in Treatment and Prevention (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- The Role of the Vaginal Microbiome in Women’s Health and Disease (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Molecular Research in Bacterial Vaginosis (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Yeast: Molecular and Cell Biology: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- New Insights into Diet, Gut Microbiota and Human Health (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- New Advances in Mycoplasma Research (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance Mechanisms (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Pathogenic Escherichia coli: Pathogenesis, Virulence and Control Strategies: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Recent Advances in Molecular Pathology, Drug Resistance and Diagnostics of Human Fungal Diseases (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- The Role of Dysbiosis in Chronic Diseases (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Microbial Metabolism and Enzymology: Insights into the Degradation of Organic Substrates by Environmental Bacteria (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Role of Microorganisms and Their Metabolites in Agriculture, Food and the Environment: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- COVID-19 Pandemic: Therapeutic Strategies and Vaccines: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Antimicrobial Agents: Natural Products or Synthetic Compounds (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Pathogenic Microorganisms, Viruses and Therapeutic Strategies (Deadline: 30 January 2025)
- Exploring Phage–Host Interactions: Novel Findings and Perspectives (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Pathogenicity and Antibiotic Resistance of Helicobacter pylori (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- New Insights in Bacterial Infection Research: From Mechanisms to Therapies (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Molecular Insights into Zoonotic Diseases (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Probiotics, Prebiotics and Postbiotics: The Secrets of Promoting Microbial Balance in the Gut (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Creation of New Antimicrobial Peptides 3.0 (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Molecular Research on Bacteria (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Properties, Biosynthesis and Application of Antimicrobial Compounds (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- New Molecular Advances in Legionella Research (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Molecular Mechanisms in the Microbiome–Brain–Gut Axis 2.0 (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Rhizobium-Plant Interaction (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Molecular Research of Biofilms in Microbial Infections (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Bacterial Adaptation Strategies to the Host: From Acute, Aggressive to Chronic, Dormant Infections, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Association of Gut Microbiome and Food Allergies by –Omics Strategies (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Molecular Research of Gut Microbiota in Human Health and Diseases (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Gut Microbiota and Metabolic Diseases 2.0 (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Antimicrobial Resistance, Molecular Epidemiology and Emerging Therapeutic Strategies in Carbapenem-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Molecular Research in Human Microbiome 2.0 (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Phage Engineering: Pioneering Advances in Biomedical and Environmental Fields (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Thermophilic, Heterotrophic Anaerobes—Recent Advances in Phylogeny and Biotechnology (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Animal Gut Microbial Metagenome (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Synthesis and Function of Mycolic Acids and the Mycomembrane (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Antimicrobial, Anti-biofilm and Anti-virulence Activities of Novel Compounds (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Revolutionizing Antifungal Therapeutics: From Understanding to Intervention (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Molecular Research in Prebiotics, Probiotics and Postbiotics: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Development and Application of Antifungal Materials (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Host-Pathogen Interactions during Persistent Bacterial Infections, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Molecular Mechanisms and Treatment of Infectious Diseases (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- The Evolution, Genetics and Pathogenesis of Viruses (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Molecular Mechanisms of Microbe–Skin Interactions (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Molecular Insights into Streptococcus pneumoniae (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Microbial Biotechnology in Food (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Current Advances and Perspectives in Microbial Genetics and Genomics (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Radiation Resistance in Extremophile Bacteria: Unraveling the Molecular Mysteries (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Microbiota Dysbiosis in Parkinson’s Disease (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Characteristics of Bacteria Colonizing Animals in the Light of the "One Health" Concept (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Microbiota’s Role in Respiratory Disorders and Diseases (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Functional Microbiomes and the Organization of Marine Communities: Molecular Biological Insights (Deadline: 30 March 2025)
- Microbiome Connections in Age-Related Diseases (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Molecular Aspects of Bacterial Infection (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Molecular Insights in Antivirals and Vaccines (Deadline: 15 April 2025)
- Mechanisms in Biofilm Formation, Tolerance and Control: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Probiotics in Health and Disease (Deadline: 25 June 2025)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions: