Medical Microbiology
A section of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607).
Section Information
This Section will focus on research in infectious diseases, pathogenic microorganisms-hosts interaction, bacteriology, mycology, virology and parasitology, including immunology and epidemiology as related to these fields and all microbial pathogens as well as the microbiota and its effect on health and disease in various hosts.
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Mycobacterium leprae, Mycobacterium lepromatosis and Leprosy Studies (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Rare Human Pathogens (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Vaginal Dysbiosis in Obstetrics and Gynecology (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- The Role of the Vaginal Microbiome in Women's Health (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Neuroimmune Modulation and Microbiota: The Brain–Heart–Oral Axis (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Trichophyton: Emergence, Global Spread, and Therapeutic Challenges of a New Dermatophyte (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Infectious Agents and Biomarkers in Oral and Skin Disease Pathogenesis (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Healthcare-Associated Infection Surveillance and Control (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Mycobacterial Infections (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Microbial Role Reversals: Clinical and Ecological Perspectives (Deadline: 28 October 2026)
- Emerging Perspectives in Lyme Disease: Microbial Interactions, Host Responses, and Therapeutic Innovations (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Borreliosis and Other Tick-Borne Diseases in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, Second Edition (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Pediatric Infectious Diseases: Diagnostics, Antimicrobial Resistance, Pathogenesis, and Vaccine Development (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Diagnostics, Drug Resistance and Molecular Epidemiology (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) Surveillance, Infection and Epidemiology (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Viral Coinfections in Respiratory Diseases: Epidemiology, Mechanisms, and Therapeutic Implications (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Emerging Trends in Microbial Pathogenesis and Host Immune Responses (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Pathogenic Oral Microbiota and Systemic Diseases (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Biology, Genetics and Promising New Treatments (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Common and Uncommon Pathogens Causing Bloodstream Infection: Diagnosis, Antimicrobial Resistance and Management (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Infections in Pregnancy: Microbial Pathogens and Their Impact on Maternal and Fetal Health (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- The Biology of Host–Candida Interactions (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) for the Identification of Pathogenic Microorganisms, 4th Edition (Deadline: 15 December 2026)
- Oral Microbes and Human Health, Second Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- State-of-the-Art Medical Microbiology in Japan (2026–2027) (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Laboratory Diagnosis and Epidemiology of Clinical Microbial Infections (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Advances in Candida and Candidiasis (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Pathogenesis, Virulence and Host Responses to Infections by Candida spp (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- The Infective Endocarditis (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Antimicrobial Resistance, Virulence and Epidemiology in Legionella: Emerging Challenges and Methodological Advances (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Advances in Microbiology of Eye Infections (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Drug Discovery for Parasitic Microorganisms: Advances, Challenges, and Emerging Strategies (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Ecology and Genetics of Medically Important Fungi (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Application of Analytical Techniques in Microbial and Biomarker Research (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Recent Advances in Diagnostic Microbiology (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Probiotics and Their Health Benefits (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- State-of-the-Art Medical Microbiology in Italy (2025, 2026) (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Treatments Against Microorganisms of the Oral Cavity (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Detection and Analysis of Clinical Microbial Infections, Third Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Bacterial Infections in Clinical Settings, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Infections in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, and Clinical Management (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- The Oral Microbiome in Health and Disease: A Focus on Periodontics, Implants, and Endodontics (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- Parasitic Infection and Host Immunity, 3rd Edition (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- Oral Bacteria, Viruses, and Fungi: Oral Health, Disease, and Systemic Links (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- Advances in Molecular Biology of Entamoeba histolytica (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- Staphylococcus aureus: Molecular Epidemiology, Virulence Factors and Drug Resistance (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- Advances in Microbial Infections and Rheumatic Diseases (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- Clinical Management of Superficial Fungal Infections: Antifungal Therapy and Resistance Challenges (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- Advances in the Ocular Microbiology (Deadline: 14 February 2027)
- Mycosis and Antifungal Agents (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Latest Review Papers in Medical Microbiology (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Infective Liver Diseases (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria: Emerging Diseases and Health Impacts, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- An Update on Aspergillus fumigatus (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Clinical Research on Fungal Infections (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Human Pathogenic Fungi: New Pathogens, New Names, or a Changing Landscape of Mycoses? (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Yeast Diversity, Taxonomy, Evolution, and Clinical Significance (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- The Bacterial Infection Following Transplantation (Deadline: 30 March 2027)
- Current Insights into Gut Microbiota and Human Health (Deadline: 31 March 2027)
- The Fungal Pathogens (Deadline: 31 March 2027)
- Advances in Campylobacter and Arcobacter Research (Deadline: 31 March 2027)
- Bovine Tuberculosis: Infection, Vaccines and One Health Solutions (Deadline: 31 March 2027)
- Pediatric Respiratory-Associated Infections and Diseases: From Pathogenesis to Prevention and Personalized Care (Deadline: 31 March 2027)
- Pathogenesis and Antibiotic Resistance of Clostridioides difficile (Deadline: 31 March 2027)
- Clinical Epidemiology of Infectious Disease (Deadline: 31 March 2027)
- Sexually Transmitted Infections: From Pathogenesis to Diagnostics and Emerging Therapeutics (Deadline: 31 March 2027)
- Infections in the Critically Ill: Multi-Drug Resistance and Emerging Frontiers in ICU Infectious Diseases (Deadline: 31 March 2027)
- Antibiotic Resistance and Virulence of Streptococcus pneumoniae (Deadline: 31 March 2027)
- Breaking Barriers: The Breakdown of Epithelial Defenses by Pathogens (Deadline: 30 April 2027)
- Oral Diseases and Microbiome (Deadline: 30 April 2027)
- Advancements in Pathogenic Bacteria: Detection, Genomic Analysis, and Antibiotic Resistance—2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 April 2027)
- Pediatric Osteoarticular Infections: Diagnosis, Management, and Emerging Challenges (Deadline: 30 June 2027)
- The Oral Microbiome in Systemic Health Host–Microbiome Interactions and Immune Regulation (Deadline: 30 December 2027)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions:
