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Viral Diseases: Current Research and Future Directions

edited by

Sherif T.S. Hassan

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 26770 | Submission Open

Keywords: RNA viruses; DNA viruses; virus– host interactions; immune evasion strategies; host immune response; viral epidemiology; biology and pathogenesis; virus diagnosis; viral diseases; prevention; management and treatment strategies; antiviral therapeutics; vaccine development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Virology)

Recent Advances on Microbial Interactions with Materials and Their Applications

edited by

Ruiyong Zhang

Hongwei Liu

and Fang Guan

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 25629 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbiologically influenced corrosion; biofouling; biomineralization and bioleaching; elements cycle; microbial degradation.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Genomics Approaches in Microbial Ecology

edited by Hugo César Ramírez-Saad and César Hernández-Rodríguez

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 19422 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil microorganisms; microbes associated with plants; microbes associated with animals; microbial ecology; omics approaches; microbiomes; microbial communities; microbial symbioses; bacteria; archaea; fungi; algae; protists; viruses

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

Feature Papers in Microbiomes

edited by

Pabulo Rampelotto

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 18174 | Submission Open

Keywords: human microbiome; animal microbiome; environmental microbiome; marine microbiome; plant microbiome; soil microbiome; bioinformatics and computational tools; microbial interactions and functions; microbiome-associated diseases; microbiome-omics technologies; multi-omics integration; microbial network; host– microbiome interactions; microbiome-based therapies; emerging trends

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiomes)

Research on Biology of Dinoflagellates

edited by

Marco Villanueva

, Tania Islas-Flores and Estefanía Morales-Ruiz

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 16394 | Submission Open

Keywords: dinoflagellate; molecular biology; genomics; transcriptomics; proteomics; metabolomic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Gut Microbiota in Health and Diseases: The Role of Pro-/Pre-/Syn-/Post-Biotics in the Gut–Liver–Brain Axis

edited by Mohamad Khalil and

Piero Portincasa

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 16251 | Submission Open

Keywords: gut microbiome; gut– liver– brain axis; gastrointestinal tract; digestion; metabolism; immune function

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gut Microbiota)

Advances in Veterinary Microbiology

edited by

Simone Peletto

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 14 articles | Viewed by 15638 | Submission Open

Keywords: African Swine Fever Virus; Bluetongue Virus; Arboviruses; Microbiota; Metagenomics; Brucellosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Overview of Healthcare-Associated Infections

edited by

Tun-Chieh Chen

and

Yusen Eason Lin

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 15172 | Submission Open

Keywords: infection; healthcare; public health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Contemporary Perspectives on Bacterial Virulence Factors

edited by Matthew Jackson and Kevin Theis

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 13087 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacterial pathogens; virulence factors; immune response; staphylococcus aureus; pseudomonas aeruginosa

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

Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases in Animals, 2nd Edition

edited by

Ángeles Sonia Olmeda

and

Félix Valcárcel

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11628 | Submission Open

Keywords: tick ecology; identification; tick-borne pathogen; vectorial role and capacity; laboratory and field control; new acaricides

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Microbial Nitrogen Cycle

edited by

Volker Brozel

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11495 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial nitrogen cycle; nitrogen fixation; nitrification; denitrification; ammonification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Gut Microbiota of Food Animal

edited by

Benoit St Pierre

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10640 | Submission Open

Keywords: food animals; gut health; microbiota; microbial ecology; metagenomics; bioinformatics; metabolomics; culturomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Research on Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

edited by Geovana Dotta,

Guilherme Tavares

and

Fabiana Pilarski

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10413 | Submission Open

Keywords: conservation and welfare of aquatic animals; ecotoxicology of aquatic environments; amphibian health and diseases; crustacean health and diseases; fish health and diseases; health and diseases of bivalve mollusks; health and diseases of other aquatic animals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Advances in Research on Waterborne Pathogens

edited by Ashwini S. Kucknoor

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10338 | Submission Open

Keywords: waterborne pathogens; pathogen detection; antimicrobial resistance; public health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Therapy—2nd Edition

edited by

Diamantis P. Kofteridis

and

Petros Ioannou

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10172 | Submission Open

Keywords: clinical microbiology; healthcare-associated infections; antimicrobial therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Molecular Ecology of Microalgae and Cyanobacteria

edited by

Burkhard Becker

, Karin Glaser and Ekaterina Pushkareva

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10129 | Submission Open

Keywords: microalgae; cyanobacteria; molecular omics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Legionella pneumophila: A Microorganism with Thousand Faces, 2nd Edition

edited by

Teresa Maria Assunta Fasciana

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9537 | Submission Open

Keywords: Legionella pneumophila; virulence factors; biofilm; disinfection strategy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Nutrition and Gut Microbiome

edited by

Giuseppe Merra

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8932 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutrition; gut microbiome; diet; microbial diversity; pro-; pre- and post-biotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gut Microbiota)

Advances in Viral Disease Epidemiology and Molecular Pathogenesis

edited by

José Arellano-Galindo

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8703 | Submission Open

Keywords: epidemiology; molecular pathogenesis; host– virus interactions; genetic variation; viral transmission; vaccines and antivirals; zoonotic viruses; environmental reservoirs.

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

Chemical Communication in Plant–Microbe Beneficial Interactions Between Plants and Rhizosphere Microorganisms

edited by Haichao Feng and Yunpeng Liu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8607 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR); root exudates; colonization; chemotaxis; attachment; biofilm; rhizomicrobiome; plant health; recruitment; biocontrol

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

Fungal Metabolites: Powering Pharmacological and Agricultural Frontiers

edited by

Maja Karaman

and

Ewa Zapora

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8533 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungi; fungal metabolites; polysaccharides; pharmacological applications; agricultural innovations; crop productivity; stress tolerance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Bacterial Plant Communities: Diversity, Molecular Interactions, and Plant Growth Promotion, 3rd Edition

edited by

José David Flores-Félix

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8150 | Submission Open

Keywords: rhizobacteria; endophytes; epiphytes; rhizosphere; phyllosphere; plant growth-promoting bacteria; plant microbiome; plant– microbe transcriptomic; plant– microbe interactions; culturomic microbiote; quorum sensing

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

Plant Growth—Promoting Bacteria and Plant—Soil Interactions in Harsh Environments, 2nd Edition

edited by

Blanca R. López

and

Luz De-Bashan

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7911 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant growth-promoting bacteria; endophytes; environmental stress; nitrogen fixing bacteria; P and K solubilizing bacteria; mechanisms of plant growth; PGPB-plant interaction soil microbial communities; soil rehabilitation; bacterial inoculants and biosafety

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

Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Hepatitis Viruses: Who They Are and Consequences

edited by

Isabelle Chemin

and

Flor Helene Pujol

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7852 | Submission Open

Keywords: viral hepatitis; liver; pathogenesis; cancer; fibrosis; natural history; treatments; epidemiology; vaccine; genotypes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Virology)

Advances in Microbial Cell Factories, 3rd Edition

edited by

Thomas Brück

and

Dania Awad

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7410 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; biotechnology; bioengineering; biocatalysis; fermentation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Potential Antimicrobial Synergistic Interactions of Natural Products

edited by

Antonio Rosato

and Alexia Barbarossa

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7211 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; synergistic effect; natural substances

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

Phenotyping the Athletic Gut Microbiota: The Basis of Health and Physical Performance?

edited by Jesús Álvarez-Herms

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7046 | Submission Open

Keywords: physiology; gut microbiota; exercise; hypoxia; nutrition; hyperthermia

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gut Microbiota)

Antimicrobial Stewardship: Strategies for Optimizing Antimicrobial Use and Combating Resistance

edited by

Viorica Railean

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6750 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial stewardship; antimicrobial agent; antimicrobial therapy; dosing optimization; healthcare; antimicrobial surveillance and monitoring; human medicine; veterinary medicine; multidisciplinary; stewardship programs

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

Climate-Driven Effects on the Human Microbiome and Public Health

edited by

Panos Zanos

and Anna Onisiforou

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5854 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; human microbiome; public health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Feature Papers in Plant–Microbe Interactions in North America

edited by

Nazrul Islam

and

Susmita Das Nishu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5692 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant– microbe interaction; plant-associated microbes; biotic and abiotic stresses; agricultural sustainability

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

Pathobiology, Infection Biology and Control of Protozoan Parasites—the ONE HEALTH Approach

edited by

Cláudia Marques

Maria João Gouveia

and Susana R. Sousa

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5620 | Submission Open

Keywords: protozoan parasites; host– parasite interactions; pathobiology; disease control; ONE HEALTH

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Epidemiology of Zoonotic Pathogens

edited by

Mirela Imre

and

Marius Stelian Ilie

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4817 | Submission Open

Keywords: zoonotic; pathogen; infection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Emerging and Re-Emerging Infections in the Immunocompromised Host

edited by

Emanuele Palomba

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4753 | Submission Open

Keywords: opportunistic infections; immunocompromised host; solid organ transplant; HIV; AIDS; oncohematologic malignancies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Research on Leishmania and Leishmaniasis: Second Edition

edited by

Mãrcia Dalastra Laurenti

and

Luiz Felipe Domingues Passero

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4642 | Submission Open

Keywords: leishmania; leishmaniasis; drug treatment; vaccine; host-parasite interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

New Progress in Animal Herpesviruses

edited by Angélica Cristine de Almeida Campos

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4367 | Submission Open

Keywords: herpesvirus; immunology of herpesvirus; new herpesviruses and new hosts; host x virus interaction; genetic evolution of herpesvirus; oneHealth; new techniques and diagnosis; animal herpesvirus surveillance; zoonotic potential of herpesvirus

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Latest Research on Clostridioides difficile

edited by

George Broukhanski

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4194 | Submission Open

Keywords: Clostridioides difficile; biology; epidemiology; pathogenicity; detection; treatment; infection control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Bacterial Infections and Antibiotic Resistance in Veterinary Medicine, 2nd Edition

edited by

Andrea Micke Moreno

and

Luisa Zanolli Moreno

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4121 | Submission Open

Keywords: veterinary microbiology; bacterial infection; One Health; antimicrobial resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Microbial Communities in Soil: Drivers of Terrestrial Ecosystem Processes

edited by Xiawei Peng

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3695 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil microbiome assembly; microbial functional traits; ecological networks; metagenomics; plant– soil feedback; climate change adaptation; microbiome engineering; ecosystem services; sustainable land management; soil biodiversity conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Crosstalk Between Host and Pathogen: Innate Immunity, Infection and Metabolic Reprogramming

edited by Lei Xu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3341 | Submission Open

Keywords: host-pathogen interaction; bacterial infection; bacterial secretion systems; immunometabolites; innate immunity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Fungal Infections and Antifungal Agents

edited by

Stefanie Bressan Waller

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2970 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal infections; antifungal agents; antifungal drug discovery

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

Effects of Diet and Nutrition on Gut Microbiota

edited by Heng Yuan and

Sunmin Park

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2929 | Submission Open

Keywords: gut microbiota; nutrition; MASLD; functional food; hypertension; metabolism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gut Microbiota)

Bacterial Virulence and Biosurfactants

edited by

Juliana Luna

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2815 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-resistant bacteria (MDR); resistance mechanisms; antibiotics; antimicrobial agents; drug susceptibility; green surfactants; medicinal plants; microbial nanoparticles

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

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and Microbiome: Etiopathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Therapeutic Advances

edited by

Michael Doulberis

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2763 | Submission Open

Keywords: inflammatory bowel disease; microbiome-immune interactions; microbiome modulation; gut– brain axes; gut– liver axes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Beneficial Microorganisms for Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Tim J. Dumonceaux

and

Christina Eynck

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2693 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; biotic stress; biocontrol; biofertilizer; plant– microbe interaction

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

Gut Microbiota, Diet, and Gastrointestinal Cancer, 2nd Edition

edited by Flavio De Maio and

Marco Cintoni

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2494 | Submission Open

Keywords: gut microbiota; diet; nutrition; gastrointestinal cancer; colorectal cancer; probiotics; prebiotics; postbiotics; radiotherapy; chemotherapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gut Microbiota)

Polar Microbiome Facing Climate Change

edited by

Fabien Joux

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 2479 | Submission Open

Keywords: polar microbiology; polar environment; climatic changes; bacteria; archaea; phytoplankton; fungi; viruses; protists; cold ecosystems; adaptation; acclimatation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

The Role of Lactic Acid Bacteria and Their Metabolites in Fermented Foods: From Mechanisms of Action to Technological Applications and Human Health Effects

edited by

Małgorzata Ziarno

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2432 | Submission Open

Keywords: LAB; fermentation; fermented foods; metabolites; health benefits

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

Exploring the Diversity of Microbial Applications

edited by

Ihana Aguiar de Aguiar Severo

and

Anyong Hu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2300 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial biotechnology; microbiome; environmental microbiology; microbial applications; bioremediation; industrial microbiology; microbial metabolism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Waterborne Pathogen Infection and Antibiotic Resistance

edited by Louise Weaver

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2259 | Submission Open

Keywords: waterborne pathogen; waterborne diseases; drinking water; antibiotic resistance; public health and epidemiology

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

Diagnosis and Pathogenesis of Infectious Diseases in Livestock

edited by Rachel J. Derscheid

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2068 | Submission Open

Keywords: diseases of cattle; diseases of swine; diseases of small ruminants; diseases of camelids; pathology of livestock diseases; molecular diagnostics; serology; bacterial disease of livestock; viral diseases of livestock; parasitic disease of livestock

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

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