Microbial Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing
A special issue of Life (ISSN 2075-1729). This special issue belongs to the section "Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2026 | Viewed by 19
Special Issue Editors
Interests: food microbiology; mycoproteins; synthetic biology; microbial manufacturing; plant natural products
Interests: synthetic biology; bulk chemicals; biopolymers; metabolic engineering
Interests: synthetic biology; edible fungi; fungal biology; secondary metabolites
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The global society and economy are facing formidable challenges as climate change, environmental crises, and energy-resource shortages trigger profound transformations in the world’s industrial landscape. Microbial biomanufacturing is poised to revolutionize global industrial paradigms across the chemical, pharmaceutical, and food sectors, thereby ushering in a new epoch of sustainable economic growth, characterized by its environmentally friendly nature, high efficiency, and renewable capabilities.
This Special Issue will focus on microbial biotechnology and biomanufacturing for industrial microorganisms, exploring cutting-edge synthetic biology tools as well as sustainable biomanufacturing processes for future foods, pharmaceutical chemicals, bulk chemicals, high-value-added plant natural products, and so on.
Submissions including original research articles, reviews, perspectives, and short communications are welcome.
Dr. Sheng Tong
Dr. Dexin Wang
Dr. Guirong Tang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- synthetic biology tools
- microbial biomanufacturing
- future foods
- bulk chemicals
- plant natural products
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