Microbial Biotechnology
A section of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607).
Section Information
Microorganisms are important cell factories for the synthesis of proteins, small and large metabolites and for the production of single cell proteins. The field of microbial biotechnology includes methods and strategies for the production and use of prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms (e.g. yeasts, fungi, algae) and archaea for substance synthesis and the use of the microorganisms or their substances in applications in the fields of white (industrial), red (pharmaceutical/medical) and green (agro-environmental) biotechnology. It also considers the application of microorganisms or their products in the fields of energy, food and feed, biocatalysis, mining and for new materials. Aside from these application areas, the section also focuses on the methodology of bioprocess development, including high throughput screening and process technologies, design of experiments (DoE) and modelling approaches, and technologies for scale-up and scale-down.
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Bio-Convergence: Microorganism Usage for Sustainability Applications (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Yeast: Diversity and Biotechnological Applications in Food (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Probiotics: Innovations and Future Directions (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Bacterial Degradation of Pollutants: Can We Still Save Nature? (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Advancing Microbial Biotechnology (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Mycolata (Corynebacteria, Rhodococci and Mycobacteria): Good Servants but Bad Masters (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Microbial Biotechnology: The Biodiversity, Properties and Benefits of Microorganisms in Medical, Clinical, Food and Environmental Fields, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Recent Developments in the Advanced Study of Microbiota and Microbial Biotechnology (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Harnessing Beneficial Microbes: From Biocontrol Mechanisms to Probiotic Applications (Deadline: 15 December 2026)
- Engineered Microbial Systems for Innovative Bioprocessing Solutions (Deadline: 20 December 2026)
- Microalgae–Bacteria/Fungi Consortia for Biomass Production, Valuable Bioproducts and Bioremediation (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Harnessing Phages: Discovery, Design, and Deployment (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Innovative Tools for Tailored Microbial Cell Factories (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Efficient Microorganisms for Biotreatment and Bioremediation (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Microbial Gene Editing Technology (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Exploring the Diversity of Microbial Applications (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Microbial Electrolysis Cells and Microbial Fuel Cells (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- The Role of Microbes in Advancing Sustainable Development Goals (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Microbial-Sourced Nutritional Supplements for Human and Animal (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- The Application Potential of Microalgae in Green Biotechnology, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Microbial Diversity Research in Different Environments (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Harnessing Microbes for Crop Protection and Fertilization (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- Fungal Biotechnology and Bioproducts in Environmental Remediation and Health (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- Microbial Biotransformation and Metabolic Engineering (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- Bioinformatics and Data Analysis in Support of Microbial Research (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- Probiotics and Postbiotics: Advances in Functional Foods and Health Applications (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- Microbial Biotechnology in Biofuels and Bioproducts (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- Resource Utilization of Microorganisms: Fermentation and Biosynthesis (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- Microbial Cell Factories for Sustainable Biomass Protein Production (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- Microbiological Approaches to Water Pollution Control and Water Ecological Restoration (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- Microbial Biotechnology in the Food Industry: Innovations, Applications, and Future Perspectives (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- Microbes for Sustainable Production (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- Phages: From Biology to Application in Medicine and Biotechnology (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Current Insights into Microbial Biotechnology (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Engineering of Microbial Factories for the Production of Useful Compounds (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Detection of Emerging Pathogenic Microorganisms (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Machine Learning‑Assisted Wastewater and Waste Resource Recovery Biotechnology and Its Mechanism (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Microbial Metabolism Regulation in Engineered Production Strains (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- State-of-the-Art Microbial Biotechnology in China (2026, 2027) (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Advances in Microbial Cell Factories, 4th Edition (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Advances in the Development of Agricultural Bio-Inputs Based on Microorganisms (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Advances in Fundamentals and Application of Microbial Industrial Biotechnology (Deadline: 31 March 2027)
- Microbial Biosurfactants in Environmental Biotechnology: Emerging Strategies for Pollution Control (Deadline: 31 March 2027)
- Cellulose-Degrading Bacteria (Deadline: 31 May 2027)
- Microbial Enzymes—Tools for Biotechnological Processes (Deadline: 30 June 2027)
- Modern Microbial Technology, Development and Applications (Deadline: 30 June 2027)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions:
