Microorganisms | Issue Cover Articles in the Second Half of 2025
6 March 2026
The articles listed below have been selected as the cover articles for Issues 7–12 of Volume 13 by the Editorial Office of Microorganisms (ISSN: 2076-2607). They explore various fields within the journal’s scope, and we hope that they provide some useful insights and references for scholars in related fields.
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1. “Germinated Spores of the Probiotic Bacterium Bacillus coagulans JBI-YZ6.3 Support Dynamic Changes in Intestinal Epithelial Communication and Resilience to Mechanical Wounding” by Sage V. McGarry, Earvin A. F. Grinage, Krista Sanchez, Dina Cruickshank, Liang Anderson and Gitte S. Jensen Microorganisms 2025, 13(7), 1466; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms13071466 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/13/7/1466 |
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2. “Gut Microbiota, Microbial Metabolites, and Inflammation in Cardiac Surgery: Implications for Clinical Outcomes—A Narrative Review” by Panagiota Misokalou, Arezina N. Kasti, Konstantinos Katsas and Dimitrios C. Angouras Microorganisms 2025, 13(8), 1748; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms13081748 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/13/8/1748 |
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3. “Control of Airborne and Surface Microorganisms in Real Indoor Environments Using an Integrated System of Vaporized Free Chlorine Components and Filtration” by Saki Kawahata, Mayumi Kondo, Atsushi Yamada, Naoya Shimazaki, Makoto Saito, Takayoshi Takano, Tetsuyoshi Yamada, Yoshinobu Shimayama, Shunsuke Matsuoka and Hirokazu Kimura Microorganisms 2025, 13(9), 2053; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms13092053 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/13/9/2053 |
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4. “Microbiological Safety of Donor Human Milk: Comparing Culture-Based Methods for Enterobacterales Detection” by Lena Dawczynski, Nora Helke Leder, Sabine Trommer, Frank Kipp and Claudia Stein Microorganisms 2025, 13(10), 2259; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms13102259 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/13/10/2259 |
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5. “Gut Microbiome and Immune System Crosstalk in Chronic Inflammatory Diseases: A Narrative Review of Mechanisms and Therapeutic Opportunities” by Jefferson J. Feng, Nikhil R. Maddirala, Ashley Saint Fleur, Fenfen Zhou, Di Yu, Feng Wei and Yongrong Zhang Microorganisms 2025, 13(11), 2516; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms13112516 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/13/11/2516 |
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6. “Microbial Valorization of Agricultural and Agro-Industrial Waste into Bacterial Cellulose: Innovations for Circular Bioeconomy Integration” by Ayaz M. Belkozhayev, Arman Abaildayev, Bekzhan D. Kossalbayev, Kuanysh T. Tastambek, Danara K. Kadirshe and Gaukhar Toleutay Microorganisms 2025, 13(12), 2686; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms13122686 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/13/12/2686 |
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