Microbial Isolation and Characterization

Dear Colleagues,

Microorganisms and their products may be positively exploited in several food and health-related applications. Microbes such as lactic acid bacteria, yeasts, and moulds are involved in a large number of food fermentations as natural or selected starter cultures and are used for the commercial and industrial production of numerous chemicals like organic acids, vitamins, aromatic compounds, alcohols, antimicrobial substances, enzymes, and other bioactive compounds which are functional in living systems. Many microbes, moreover, are recognized as probiotics or health-promoting bacteria.

The aim of this Special Issue is to give a platform for researchers to exchange information and updates on the isolation and characterization of microbes.

For this purpose, we invite authors to submit original research articles, review articles, and short communications related to various aspects of the isolation, identification, and characterization of microorganisms (lactic acid bacteria, yeasts, moulds, etc.) of food, health, and environmental interest.

Dr. Anna Reale
Dr.Teresa Zotta
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Microorganisms is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.