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Natural Products for Antimicrobial Therapy

edited by

Klinger Antonio Da Franca Rodrigues

and Alyne Rodrigues

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5093 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial activity; antimicrobial drug identification; drug combinations; immunotherapy; drug delivery systems; drug resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance)

Effects of Gut Microbiota on Human Health and Disease, 2nd Edition

edited by Yunhuan Liu

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2277 | Submission Open

Keywords: gut microbiota; human health; human disease; virus; microorganism; nutrition; metabolic disease; liver; gut; kidney

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gut Microbiota)

Microbial Infections in Ruminants

edited by

Adrian-Valentin Potârniche

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 126 | Submission Open

Keywords: ruminant livestock; wild ruminants; microbial infections; epidemiology; prevention; pathogenesis; bacteria; viruses; diagnostic; zoonosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

The New Antibiotics

edited by Elizabeth De La Luz Ortiz-Vázquez and

Rolffy R. Ortiz-Andrade

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 125 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibacterial; antifungal; multidrug resistance; gram-negative; gram-positive; action mechanism; bactericidal; fungicidal; nosocomial pathogens; lethal infections

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance)

Phage–Bacteria Interplay: Phage Biology and Phage Therapy

edited by Hesham Abdelbary and

Mariam Taha

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9864 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbiome; phage therapy; phage resistance; phage biology; phage engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Virology)

Bioactive Molecules from Microbial Sources

edited by

Alane Beatriz Vermelho

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 36606 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive molecules; microorganisms; fungi; microalgae; application

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Microbial Fermentation, Food and Food Sustainability

edited by

Marco Montemurro

and

Carlo Giuseppe Rizzello

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 16521 | Submission Open

Keywords: food; production; fermentation; microbial community; bioprocesses

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

Diagnosis, Characterization and Treatment of Emerging Pathogens, Second Edition

edited by

Shengxi Chen

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 14603 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging pathogens; detection; characterization treatment; infectious diseases; viruses; bacteria; protozoa; fungi

(This special issue belongs to the Section Public Health Microbiology)

The Global Burden of Parasitic Diseases: Prevalence and Epidemiology

edited by

Tudor Rares Olariu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14409 | Submission Open

Keywords: parasite; epidemiology; public health; transmission dynamics; risk factor

(This special issue belongs to the Section Public Health Microbiology)

Advances in Parvovirus Infection of Pets and Waterfowl

edited by

Chuanfeng Li

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 14037 | Submission Open

Keywords: parvovirus; genetic evolution; pathogenicity; parvovirus– host interaction; epidemiology; genetic characterization; phylogeny; detection methods; vaccine; diagnostic preparations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Advances in the Plant Microbiome: Rhizosphere, Endosphere and Phyllosphere

edited by

Gustavo Santoyo

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13155 | Submission Open

Keywords: PGPR; plant– microbe interactions; biocontrol; plant growth promotion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Microbe Interactions)

Interactions Between Probiotics and Host

edited by Sávio Henrique De Cicco Sandes

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12929 | Submission Open

Keywords: probiotics; postbiotics; dysbiosis; beneficial microbes; gastroenterology diseases; skin; gut– brain axis; mucosal and systemic immunology; mucosal barrier; microbiome

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

Endophytic Fungus as Producers of New and/or Bioactive Substances

edited by Cecilia Veronica Nunez

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12438 | Submission Open

Keywords: endophytic fungus; natural products; terpenes; alkaloids; flavonoids; peptides; nuclear magnetic resonance; bioactivity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Exploring Microbial Dynamics in Oral Health and Disease: Periodontics, Implant Dentistry and Endodontics

edited by

Maria Pia Di Palo

Carlo Rengo

and

Antonino Fiorino

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10615 | Submission Open

Keywords: periodontal microbiota; peri-implant microorganisms; microbial contamination in dentistry; oral microbiota in distant site infections and endocarditis; antibiotic prophylaxis in implant surgery; antimicrobial use in periodontics and implant dentistry; microorganisms in endodontics; periodontal microbiota and systemic inflammation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Rabies Virus: Infections, Reservoirs and Vectors

edited by

Nidia Aréchiga Ceballos

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10350 | Submission Open

Keywords: rabies viral infection; epidemiology; vectors and host

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Recent Advances in Clostridioides difficile Infection

edited by

Melina K. Kachrimanidou

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 9289 | Submission Open

Keywords: Clostridioides difficile infection; healthcare-associated infection; CDI treatment; virulence factors; pathogenesis; host interactions; antibiotic resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Prioritizing Diseases for Public Health in Emergency Contexts: A WHO Initiative

edited by

Luca Roncati

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8846 | Submission Open

Keywords: coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS); middle east respiratory syndrome (MERS); nipah virus; ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF); marburg hemorrhagic fever (MHF); lassa hemorrhagic fever (LHF); crimean– congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF); rift valley fever (RVF); zika fever; monkeypox; plague

(This special issue belongs to the Section Public Health Microbiology)

Understanding of the Microbiome at the Genome Level

edited by

Yunzeng Zhang

and Haoyu Liu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8800 | Submission Open

Keywords: beneficial; pathogenic; microbe; microbiome; interaction; genome; transcriptome; mycobiota; stress

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiomes)

Restoring the Integrated Behaviour of the Soil-Plant-Microbe System, 2nd Edition

edited by

John Crawford

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8331 | Submission Open

Keywords: food security; agriculture; technology; plant; soil; microbe

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Ticks, Pathogens, and Microbes: Unraveling Nature's Tiny Mysteries

edited by Ricardo Bassini-Silva and Darci Moraes Barros-Battesti

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7457 | Submission Open

Keywords: ticks taxonomy; tick-borne diseases; tick-host relationships; tick cell lines

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Microbial Metabolism and Application in Biodegradation

edited by

Ronnie Lubbers

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7441 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioremediation; utilization of renewable resources; carbon and nitrogen metabolism; aromatic compounds; microbial plastic degradation; lignin; pollutants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

One Health Research on Zoonotic Tick-Borne Pathogens

edited by

Chien-Ming Shih

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7402 | Submission Open

Keywords: tick-borne pathogens; zoonotic infections; epidemiology; diagnostics; surveillance; prevention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Public Health Microbiology)

Plant and Human Probiotics: Consequences on the Autochthonous Microbiota

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7367 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant microbiome; plant-microbe interactions; human microbiome; gut microflora; resident microflora

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

Advances in Food Microbial Biotechnology

edited by

Luis Guillermo González-Olivares

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7241 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial biotechnology; food industry; microorganisms; controlled fermentation; genetic engineering; probiotics; prebiotics; food safety; sustainable food production; alternative proteins

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

Phytopathogens: Detection and Control

edited by

Miłosz Tkaczyk

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6912 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytopathogen; detection methods; disease surveillance; host– pathogen interactions; sustainable management; integrated pest management; agricultural productivity; forest ecosystems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Microbe Interactions)

One Health Research on Infectious Diseases

edited by Pakieli H. Kaufusi and Xiaolong Li

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6572 | Submission Open

Keywords: one health; infectious diseases; emerging diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Public Health Microbiology)

Bacterial Infections in Clinical Settings

edited by Viera Lovayová

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6340 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacterial pathogens; antibiotic resistance; nosocomial infections; sepsis; bacteremia; clinical diagnosis; infection control; microbiological culture; antibiotic therapy; pathogen identification; biofilms; gram-positive bacteria; gram-negative bacteria; Hospital-Acquired Infection (HAI); Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MDROs); empirical therapy; clinical microbiology; prophylactic antibiotics; infectious disease epidemiology; antimicrobial stewardship

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Vector-Borne Zoonoses: Surveillance, Transmission and Interventions

edited by

Inaki Tirados

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6149 | Submission Open

Keywords: vector control; disease dynamics; vector monitoring; integrated vector control; vector diversity (e.g.; spp); disease control; human health; animal health; One Health approach; vector behaviour; vector ecology; hosts; zoonosis; economic impact; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Public Health Microbiology)

Microbiota and Gastrointestinal Diseases

edited by

Lorena Elena Melit

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5881 | Submission Open

Keywords: gut microbiota; gastrointestinal diseases; gastrointestinal microbiome; dysbiosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gut Microbiota)

Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) for the Identification of Pathogenic Microorganisms, 3rd Edition

edited by

Adriana Calderaro

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5782 | Submission Open

Keywords: MALDI-TOF MS; diagnosis; microorganism identification; bacteria; viruses; parasites; fungi; antimicrobial susceptibility testing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Infectious Diseases in Aquaculture

edited by

Cesar Marcial Escobedo-Bonilla

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5729 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquaculture; infectious diseases; pathogens; diagnostics; control methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Advances in Antimicrobial Peptides

edited by Pedro F.N. Souza

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4966 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial peptides (AMPs); drug-resistant pathogens; membrane disruption; immunomodulation; biofilm inhibition; peptide design and engineering; therapeutic applications; synthetic peptides; host defense peptides; nanotechnology-based AMPs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance)

An Update on Listeria monocytogenes, Third Edition

edited by

Elena González-Fandos

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4887 | Submission Open

Keywords: Listeria monocytogenes; epidemiology; pathogenicity; antibiotic resistance; biofilm formation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

The Oral Microbiota and Oral Health

edited by Hidenobu Senpuku

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4689 | Submission Open

Keywords: oral biofilm; oral microbiota; dental caries; periodontal diseases; oral cavity; lifestyle habit; Streptococcus mutans; Streptococcus mitis; Porphylomonas gingivalis; saliva

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria

edited by

Mario De Andrade Lira Junior

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4392 | Submission Open

Keywords: rhizobacteria; endophytic; rhizobia; biotic stress; abiotic stress; fertilizer; irrigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Microbe Interactions)

Research in Hospital Infection Control (3rd Edition)

edited by

Brian Crook

and Claire C. Bailey

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4195 | Submission Open

Keywords: hospital infection control; hospital-acquired infection; healthcare worker; personal protective equipment and hygiene; disease transmission; disinfection; COVID-19

(This special issue belongs to the Section Public Health Microbiology)

Advances in Microbial Synthetic Biology

edited by Hailong Wang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3945 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial gene editing; metabolic engineering; engineered microorganisms; microbial biosensors; biosynthesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Photodynamic Inactivation in Bacterial Infections within a One Health Setting

edited by

Heinrich Walt

, Tiziano Schweizer and Julia Buchholz

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3912 | Submission Open

Keywords: photodynamic inactivation; one health; antimicrobial photodynamic therapy; bacterial infections; plant science; ethnobotany; human medicine; veterinary medicine; antibiotic resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Microbial Biotechnological Application for Metabolite Bioprocesses

edited by Whei-Fen Wu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3848 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial biotechnology; bioprocess; metabolic engineering; genome editing tool; omics; recombinant DNA technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Epidemiology of Vector-Borne Diseases (3rd Edition)

edited by

Denis Sereno

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3820 | Submission Open

Keywords: vector-borne infectious diseases; malaria; leishmaniasis; trypanosomiasis; filariasis; molecular basis of interactions; pathogens; vaccines; drug development and resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Public Health Microbiology)

Phytoplankton and Environment Interactions

edited by

Carlos E. De M. Bicudo

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3626 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Advances in Cutaneous Mycosis

edited by

Vivian Tullio

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3171 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Challenges of Biofilm-Associated Bone and Joint Infections

edited by Christof Berberich and

Jaime Esteban

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3062 | Submission Open

Keywords: diagnostics; prevention; antibiotic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biofilm)

Infections, Immune Mechanisms and Host-Pathogen Interactions

edited by Cristina Tato

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2260 | Submission Open

Keywords: immune evasion; innate immunity; adaptive immunity; opportunistic; neglected diseases; virulence; persistence; metabolism; cytokines; therapeutic targets

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Microbiology and Immunology)

Clinical Microbiology and Related Diseases

edited by Deirdre Church

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 2095 | Submission Open

Keywords: clinical microbiology; infectious diseases; emerging pathogens; outbreak surveillance; MALDI-TOF MS; pathogen detection; pathogen identification; metagenomics; pathogen taxonomy; diagnosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Innovative Approaches in Infectious Disease Research: From Pathogenesis to Therapeutics

edited by

Eduardo Martins De Sousa

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1938 | Submission Open

Keywords: infectious diseases; pathogenesis; host– pathogen interactions; tuberculosis; viruses; bacteria; protozoa; antimicrobial resistance; vaccine development; therapeutics; diagnostic tools; emerging diseases; epidemiology; drug discovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Antimicrobial Resistance and Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria in Infectious Patients, 2nd Edition

edited by

Danila De Vito

, Patrizia Nardulli, Maria Rita Laforgia and Antonio Parisi

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1844 | Submission Open

Keywords: diffusion multi-drug resistant bacteria; outbreak by ESKAPE bacteria; hospital infections; care-related infections; anti-microbial nano-particles; role of antimicrobial nanomaterials in medicine; mechanism of action of antimicrobial nanomaterials; antimicrobial food packaging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance)

Microbial Solutions for Sustainable Resource Recovery and Environmental Remediation

edited by

Chunqiao Xiao

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1727 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioleaching; microbial resource recovery; bioremediation; nutrient recycling; sustainable bioprocesses; synthetic biology; bioenergy; wastewater treatment; biodegradation; microbial electrochemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

New Advancements in Clinical Microbiology: Surveillance, Diagnosis, and Treatment

edited by

Zhi Ruan

João Pedro Rueda Furlan

William Ricardo Calero-Cáceres

and

Fábio P. Sellera

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1683 | Submission Open

Keywords: clinical microbiology; surveillance; diagnostic methodologies; treatment strategies; molecular diagnostics; genomic sequencing; bioinformatics; pathogen detection; antimicrobial resistance; point-of-care tests

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Pathogen Infection and Public Health

edited by

José Arellano-Galindo

and Ana Estela Gamiño-Arroyo

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1567 | Submission Open

Keywords: infectious diseases; transmissible infections; outbreaks; population health; the relationship between the economy and health; migration's impact on health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

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