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.
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Microalgal Biotechnology: Innovations and Applications (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Microbial Fermentation in Food Processing (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Microbial Genomics in the Age of Omics and Artificial Intelligence (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Microbial Biotechnologies and Microorganism Interactions for Sustainable Agriculture (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Microbial Bioprocesses (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Applied Gut Molecular Microbiology Technology (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Microorganisms: A Way Forward for Sustainable Development? (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Advances in Metabolic Engineering of Industrial Microorganisms (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Microbial Metabolic Engineering Technology (Deadline: 15 June 2025)
- Microbial Fuel Cells: An Update (Deadline: 15 June 2025)
- Genetics and Physiology of Corynebacteria II (Deadline: 15 June 2025)
- Microbial Bioactive Compounds: Production, Sustainability, and Environmental Protection (Deadline: 25 June 2025)
- Yeasts Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Microbial Manufacture of Natural Products (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Renaissance of Kinetic Studies in Modern Microbiology (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Bioproduction of Functional and Bioactive Ingredients: State of the Art and Technological Advances (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Harnessing Microbes for Crop Protection and Fertilization (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Genomics and Biotechnological Applications of Yeast (Deadline: 15 July 2025)
- Using Microbial Functions to Improve Health, Technology, and Applications (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Industrial Microbiology (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Microbial Genome Analysis and Interpretation Using Computational Approaches—Second Edition (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Bio-Convergence: Microorganism Usage for Sustainability Applications (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: How Microbial Cell Factories Can Help Change the World (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Microbial Synthesis of Natural Products and Their Potential Applications (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Cold-Adapted Bacteria and Marine Bacteria (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Advances in the Use of Electroactive Microbes for Wastewater Treatment (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Microbial Diversity Research in Different Environments (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Advances in Microbial Synthetic Biology (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Microbial Biotechnological Application for Metabolite Bioprocesses (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- The Use of Microbial Protein and Its Extraction (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Photodynamic Inactivation in Bacterial Infections within a One Health Setting (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Microbial Metabolism and Application in Biodegradation (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Bioactive Molecules from Microbial Sources (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Microbial Biotechnology: The Biodiversity, Properties and Benefits of Microorganisms in Medical, Clinical, Food and Environmental Fields (Deadline: 15 September 2025)
- Microbial-Sourced Nutritional Supplements for Human and Animal (Deadline: 15 September 2025)
- Microbial Visualization and Biosensing (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Microbes, Society and Sustainable Solutions (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Harnessing Microbial Power for a Sustainable Future (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Yeast Metabolic Engineering and Fermentation Technology (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Probiotics: Identification and Applications (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- The Application Potential of Microalgae in Green Biotechnology, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Secondary Metabolism of Microorganisms, 3rd Edition (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- New Advances in Microalgae Biotechnology—Increasing Productivity Towards Achieving a More Profitable Production Chain (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Plant-Algae-Microbe Interactions and Beyond: Never Alone, Always Together (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Microbial Electrolysis Cells and Microbial Fuel Cells (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Advances in Microbial Surfactants: Production and Applications (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Microbial Interactions and Growth Enhancement Strategies in Microalgal Cultivation Systems (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Microalgal Ecology and Biotechnology (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Advances in Ochratoxin A Research—Implications for Detoxification, Food Safety, and Human Health (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Advances in Microbial Cell Factories, 3rd Edition (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Artificial Intelligence as a Tool for Combating Antimicrobial Resistance (Deadline: 31 January 2026)
- Advances in Microbial Biotechnological Approaches for Carbohydrate Biosynthesis (Deadline: 31 January 2026)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions:
