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Recent Insights of the Role of Microorganisms in Bovine Medicine

edited by

Menno Holzhauer

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1416 | Submission Open

Keywords: Virology; bacteriology; parasitology; aetiology; diagnostic; laboratory testing; treatment; prevention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Genomics of Marine and Aquatic Bacteria: A Focus on Novel Taxa, Diversity and Biotechnological Potential, 3rd Edition

edited by

Alexander Machado Cardoso

and

Marina Isaeva

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1389 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacteria; diversity; bacterial communities; novel taxa; phylogeny; genome analysis; marine and aquatic environments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR): From the Environment to Health

edited by

Zhigang Yu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1268 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance (AMR); environmental resistome; horizontal gene transfer; resistance evolution; virulence and adaptation; One Health; AMR surveillance; disinfection; metagenomics; wastewater-based epidemiology

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

Microorganisms for Sustainable Aquaculture

edited by Patrícia Díaz-Rosales

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1182 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquaculture; diseases; probiotics; bacteriophages; immune response; water quality; functional ingredients

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Fungal Ecology on a Changing Planet

edited by

Helson Mario Martins Do Vale

and

Geisianny Moreira

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1166 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungi diversity; fungal functional guilds; fungal tolerance; ecosystem functioning; environmental stressors; environmental contamination; global environmental change; fungal stress response; fungal ecology; fungal-driven processes; mycoremediation; fungal resilience; fungal adaptation; fungal responses to climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in Humans and Animals

edited by

Glenn S. Tillotson

and Kelly Reveles

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1138 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbiota transplantation; humans; food animals; domestic animals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gut Microbiota)

Plant Pathogens: Monitoring, Identification and Biological Control, 2nd Edition

edited by

Damir Dermic

Stefania Tegli

and

Sara Godena

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1138 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant pathology; biological control; plant protection

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

Combating Antimicrobial Resistance: Innovations and Strategies, Second Edition

edited by

Vasiliki Koumaki

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1054 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial agents; antimicrobial resistance; antimicrobial stewardship

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

Microbiota of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: Diversity, Community Structure, Functions, and Applications

edited by

Mohamed Hijri

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 853 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal and aromatic plants; microbiota; plant– microbe interactions; plant growth– promoting microorganisms

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

Climate Warming and Eutrophication on Phytoplankton Ecology: Effects and Restoration

edited by

Marcelo Marinho

Vanessa Becker

and

Luciana Rangel

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 839 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytoplankton ecology; eutrophication; climate change; harmful algal blooms; phytotoxins; water quality; restauration; trophic interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Microbial Safety of Animal-Derived Foods

edited by

Etna Aída Peña-Ramos

and

Martín Valenzuela-Melendres

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 636 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal-derived foods; foodborne illness; microbial safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

Pathogens, Infections, and Public Health

edited by Vlademir Cantarelli

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 601 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance (AMR); infectious disease surveillance; molecular diagnostics; emerging and re-emerging infections; pathogen– host interactions; public health preparedness; global health security; zoonotic pathogens; epidemiology of infectious diseases

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

Detection and Immunity of Avian Viruses

edited by Qiaoyang Teng,

Dawei Yan

and

Xue Pan

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 468 | Submission Open

Keywords: avian viruses; detection techniques; immune response; poultry health; zoonotic pathogens; vaccine development; host genetics; diagnostic advances; viral evolution; disease control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Diagnosis, Characterization and Treatment of Emerging Pathogens, Third Edition

edited by

Shengxi Chen

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 355 | Submission Open

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

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

Aspergillus Infections in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis

edited by Maria Noni and Stavros E. Doudounakis

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 346 | Submission Open

Keywords: cystic fibrosis; fungal infections; CFTR modulators; respiratory infections; Aspergillus spp.; allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis; fungal bronchitis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Latest Review Papers in Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance 2025

edited by

Maurizio Ciani

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 326 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial agents; antibacterial agents; antifungal agents; antiparasitic agents; resistance properties of microorganisms; antibiotic resistance; multidrug resistance

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

Bioproducts from Cyanobacteria and Microalgae: Current Trends and Future Perspectives

edited by

Estel Rueda

and

Beatriz Altamira-Algarra

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 279 | Submission Open

Keywords: cyanobacteria; microalgae; bioproducts; biotechnology; biorefinery; process optimisation; genetic and metabolic engineering; wastewater treatment; cultivation systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Yeast Metabolic Engineering and Fermentation Technology

edited by

Yongjun Wei

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 268 | Submission Open

Keywords: yeasts cell factories; metabolic engineering; synthetic biology; reprogramming; fermentation technology; multi-omics; machine learning; bioreactor engineering; engineering biotechnology; bioactive compounds

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Microbial Contamination in Indoor Environments

edited by

Carla Viegas

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 235 | Submission Open

Keywords: indoor air quality; occupational exposure; microbial contamination; contextual information; sampling methods; assays

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Research on Fungal Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance

edited by Maryam Roudbary

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 223 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal infections; drug-resistance; mechanism of resistance; fungi– host interaction; immunomodulators; whole-genome sequencing; novel antifungals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Immune System and Commensal Microbiota

edited by

Yoshinobu Eishi

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 219 | Submission Open

Keywords: commensal microbiota; immune system; mechanisms of immune tolerance; microbial metabolites; therapeutic strategies

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

HIV Infections: Comorbidities, Clinical Challenges, and Antiretroviral Advances

edited by

José Ramón Blanco

and

Enrique Bernal-Morell

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 154 | Submission Open

Keywords: HIV; HIV multimorbidity; antiretroviral therapy; coinfections; viraemia

(This special issue belongs to the Section Virology)

Pathogen Infections in Aquatic Animals—Advanced Detection Technologies, Precision Identification, and Pathogenic Mechanisms

edited by

Lu-Sheng Xin

and

Changming Bai

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 151 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquatic pathogen; pathogen detection; omics technology; bacteriostasis; seafood safety; bio-safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Host–Virus Co-Evolution in Aquatic Species: Insights into Disease Dynamics

edited by

Myung-Hwa Jung

and

Min Sun Kim

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open

Keywords: host– virus interactions; co-evolution; aquatic disease dynamics; immune response; viral pathogenesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Virology)

Food Microbiology: State-of-the-Art Research in Spain

edited by

David Rodríguez-Lázaro

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 134 | Submission Open

Keywords: food microbiology; pathogenic microorganisms; foodborne pathogens

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

Microbial Genome Analysis and Interpretation Using Computational Approaches—Third Edition

edited by

Rajeev K. Azad

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial genome; whole-genome sequencing; bioinformatics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiomes)

Microbiomes in Human Health and Diseases

edited by Xiangning Bai

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbiome; health and disease; immunity; metabolism; microbiome-directed diagnostics and therapeutics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiomes)

The Evolution of Foodborne Pathogens in the 4.0 Era: A Food Safety Perspective

edited by

Maxsueli Machado

Eduardo Eustáquio de Souza Figueiredo

Pedro Panzenhagen

and

Vinicius Silva Castro

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open

Keywords: food Safety; foodborne pathogens; whole-genome sequencing (WGS); proteomics; CRISPR technology; infectious disease outbreaks; antimicrobial resistance; genomics; public health surveillance; pathogen evolution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

Diversity of Plant Pathogens

edited by

Jevtić Radivoje

Vesna Župunski

and Emil Rekanovic̈

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 120 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant pathogens; host– pathogen interactions; disease management

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

Advances in the Plant Microbiome: Rhizosphere, Endosphere and Phyllosphere, Second Edition

edited by

Gustavo Santoyo

and

Ma. Del Carmen Orozco-Mosqueda

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open

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

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

Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Mycobacterial Infections

edited by Hung-Ling Huang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycobacterial infection; tuberculosis; latent TB infection; nontuberculous mycobacterial infection; immunity; transmission; drug resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Microbial Metabolism and Application in Biodegradation—Second Edition

edited by

Ronnie Lubbers

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 111 | 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)

Microbial Responses to Nutrient and Trace Metal Stress in Marine and Extreme Environments

edited by

Annarita Ricciardelli

and Bernardo Barosa

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine microbes; extremophiles; nutrient; trace metal stress; biogeochemical cycles; biogeochemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

State-of-the-Art Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance Research in the USA

edited by

Maria King

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacteria; microbiome; biofilm; bioaerosols; antimicrobials; antimicrobial resistance (AMR); antibiotics; antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARBs); antibiotic-resistant genes (ARGs); membrane channels; ligands; receptors; molecular dynamics (MD) modeling; biolayer interferometry (BLI)

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

Pros and Cons of Microorganisms in Plant Tissue Culture

edited by

Ewa Joanna Hanus-Fajerska

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant tissue culture; micropropagation; disinfection protocols; plant beneficial microbes; microbial contamination

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

Microbial Interactions Including Candida Concerning Health and Disease (2nd Edition)

edited by Tomoko Ohshima

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial interkingdom interaction; microbiota; microbiome; epidemiology; oral and intestinal candidiasis; novel means for diagnosis; novel remedy for candidiasis; drug-resistant

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Advances in Rumen Microbiome Science: Emerging Technologies for Sustainable Livestock Production

edited by

Simone Peletto

and

Lorenzo Danilo Granados-Rivera

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 99 | Submission Open

Keywords: ruminal microbiome; metagenomics; methanogenesis; feed efficiency; multi-omics; host– microbe interactions; microbial ecology; rumen fermentation; climate mitigation; precision livestock

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Advances in Candida and Candidiasis

edited by

Arja Kullaa

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open

Keywords: Candida; microorganism; Candidiasis; fungal diseases; dysbiosis; cancer; metabolic diseases; oral diseases; systemic diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Immune Modulation to SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination and Infection (Second Edition)

edited by

Fabio Fiorino

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 96 | Submission Open

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; infection; immune response; antibody response; memory cells; vaccine; vaccine delivery; route of immunization; immune persistence

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

Food Microbiology: State-of-the-Art Research in China

edited by

Jingyu Chen

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open

Keywords: food microbiology; pathogenic microorganisms; foodborne pathogens

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

Tailored Therapies and Targeted Diagnostics: The Role of AI in Precision Medical Microbiology

edited by

Yash Gupta

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence in medical microbiology; machine learning for pathogen detection; automation in clinical diagnostics; high-throughput screening in drug discovery; AI-augmented MALDI-TOF MS; next-generation sequencing (NGS)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Beneficial Microbes in Fermentation, Functional Foods and the Modulation of Gut Microbiota

edited by

Christian Anumudu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 92 | Submission Open

Keywords: beneficial microorganisms; probiotic strains; food-associated microbes; fermented foods; gut microbiota modulation; functional foods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

Diet, Microbiome, and Immune Function

edited by

Kurtis Budden

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open

Keywords: diet; nutrition; microbiome; immunity; inflammation; immunometabolism; infection; chronic disease

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiomes)

Endophytic Fungus as Producers of New and/or Bioactive Substances, Second Edition

edited by Cecilia Veronica Nunez

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Microbial Diversity in Different Environments

edited by Silvena B. Boteva

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial diversity; species identification; metagenomics; metabolomics; metaproteomics; culture methods; ecosystem function; ecosystem structure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Pathogen Surveillance in Wastewater

edited by

Afsatou Ndama Traore

and

Natasha Potgieter

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 85 | Submission Open

Keywords: microorganisms; wastewater; public safety

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

State-of-the-Art Advances of Medical Virology in Italy

edited by

Massimiliano Galdiero

Arnaldo Caruso

Enzo Tramontano

and

Guido Antonelli

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open

Keywords: virology; viral pathogenesis; viral entry; viral replication; antivirals; viral diseases; viral vaccines; viral immunology; virus-host interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Virology)

Research on Bacterial Pathogens in Fish

edited by

Guilherme Tavares

and

Peter Charrie Janampa-Sarmiento

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacterial pathogens; aquaculture; immune; antimicrobial resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Advances in Arenaviruses Research

edited by Cheng Huang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 80 | Submission Open

Keywords: virus infection; virus replication; tropism; pathogenesis; immune response; animal models; therapeutics; vaccines; diagnostics; reservoir; epidemiology; phylogenetics; transmissions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Virology)

Structural Studies of RNA Virus Replication

edited by Ming Luo

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open

Keywords: crystal; cryoEM; cryoET; genome; polymerase; replication; transcription; RNA synthesis; assembly; entry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Virology)

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