Microbial Visualization and Biosensing
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Microbial Biotechnology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2025 | Viewed by 65
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce a Special Issue of Microorganisms titled "Microbial Visualization and Biosensing".
Imaging tools for microbial visualization and biosensing offer powerful methods for analyzing microbial processes and tracking cells. These tools play a crucial role in exploring microbial physiology, microbial ecology, and the role of microorganisms in medical and pharmaceutical microbiology. They include fluorescence tools, bioluminescence tools, and colorimetric tools, among others. Additionally, microorganisms can be engineered into biosensors to detect biological changes in the environment and for medical applications. Microbial biosensors are potent instruments for detecting metabolites, pollutants, xenobiotics, and contaminants. Their development has the potential to greatly enhance medical diagnosis procedures and environmental health monitoring.
This Special Issue aims to offer a thorough overview of the most recent progress in the design and application of tools for microbial visualization and biosensing, along with microbial biosensors. It places special emphasis on novel analytical imaging tools for microorganisms and microbial biosensors utilized in detecting substances relevant to metabolic engineering, medical diagnosis, drug discovery and development, and environmental health monitoring. The studies encompassed within this Special Issue will contribute significantly to our understanding of microbial physiology, synthetic biology of metabolites, disease mechanisms, development of therapeutic strategies, environmental health monitoring, and advancement of scientific knowledge. These insights are expected to drive forward research in these crucial areas, fostering innovation and progress in both fundamental and applied sciences related to microorganisms.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following: the imaging tools for microbial visualization; microbial biosensors utilized in metabolic engineering, medical diagnosis, drug discovery, and development; food safety; environmental health monitoring; etc.
I look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Tianyu Jiang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- microbial visualization
- imaging tools
- bioluminescence
- fluorescence
- colorimetric
- biosensing in metabolic engineering
- biosensing in medicine and pharmacology
- biosensing in environmental health monitoring
- biosensing in food safety
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