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Challenges of Biofilm-Associated Bone and Joint Infections, Second Edition

edited by Christof Berberich and

Jaime Esteban

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 889 | Submission Open

Keywords: bone infection; joint infection; biofilm

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biofilm)

Antibiotic Resistance in the Aquatic Environment: One Health and Environmental Health Perspectives

edited by

Mariana Erasmus

and

Robert Bragg

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 863 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquatic ecosystems; environmental health; antibiotic resistance; resistance genes; microbial ecology; waterborne pathogens; biofilms; wastewater; One Health; ecotoxicology

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

Yeast: Diversity and Biotechnological Applications in Food

edited by

Jenyffer M. C. Guerra

and Tânia Lúcia Montenegro Stamford

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 822 | Submission Open

Keywords: yeast; biotechnology; fermentation; unconventional yeasts; biotransformation; food biotechnology; industrial microbiology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Viral Coinfections in Respiratory Diseases: Epidemiology, Mechanisms, and Therapeutic Implications

edited by

Luis Adrián De Jesús-González

and

Moises Leon-Juarez

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 748 | Submission Open

Keywords: respiratory viruses; viral coinfection; epidemiology; immunopathogenesis; virus–virus interactions; host–pathogen interactions; respiratory syncytial virus; influenza virus; SARS-CoV-2; diagnostic methods; antiviral therapy; disease severity; viral seasonality; multiplex PCR; clinical outcomes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Microorganisms in Agriculture, 3rd Edition

edited by Wen-Ching Chen

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 644 | Submission Open

Keywords: biofertilizer; biopesticide; functional microbes; plant diseases; rhizosphere; bioremediation; silage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Dissemination of AMR in Waterborne Microorganisms and Pathogens

edited by

Humberto Barrios Camacho

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 541 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance (AMR); mobile genetic elements (MGE); environmental resistome; wastewater; One Health; environmental dissemination

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

The Microbiome–Gut–Brain Axis

edited by Sîan Megan Joanna Hemmings

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 464 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbiome–gut–brain axis; neuroscience; multi-omics; biomarkers; brain health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gut Microbiota)

Pediatric Infectious Diseases: Diagnostics, Antimicrobial Resistance, Pathogenesis, and Vaccine Development

edited by

Athanasios G. Michos

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 367 | Submission Open

Keywords: pediatric infections; molecular diagnostics; pathogenesis; vaccines; antimicrobial resistance; immunology; emerging pathogens; child health; infectious disease epidemiology; prevention strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Gut Microbiota and Antibiotic Resistance in Ruminants

edited by

Todd Riley Callaway

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 335 | Submission Open

Keywords: gastrointestinal microbes; resistance physiology; microbial ecology; microbial physiology; antimicrobial resistance; One Health; alternatives to antimicrobials; interventions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Antimicrobial Resistance and Global Health

edited by

Wenjuan Cong

and Hexing Wang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 317 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; antimicrobial stewardship; inappropriate antibiotic use; antibiotic misuse; antibiotic overuse

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

Fungal Diseases of Cereals

edited by

Lorenzo Covarelli

and

Giovanni Beccari

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 314 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungi; cereals; pathogens; crop health; disease management

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

Advances in Fish Health and Parasitology

edited by

Paul Uiuiu

and

Jarl Bøgwald

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 272 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquaculture; disease management; fish health; fish immunology; fish parasites; host–pathogen interactions; microbiome; parasitic disease epidemiology; sustainable aquaculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Decoding Resistance: From Molecular Detection to Clinical Control

edited by Thiago Pavoni Gomes, V. Zahner and

Raiane Cardoso Chamon

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 258 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; molecular detection; carbapenemase; plasmid; genomic surveillance; metagenomics; infection control; One Health; AMR epidemiology; drug resistance mechanisms

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

Microbial Synthetic Communities (SynComs) and Their Uses in Restoration and Mitigation

edited by

Efimia M. Papatheodorou

and

Christina Pavloudi

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 230 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial synthetic communities; ecological restoration; environmental mitigation; sustainable agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Advances in Microbiota–Gut–Brain Axis

edited by

Reinaldo Barreto Oriá

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 210 | Submission Open

Keywords: intestinal microbiota; vagus nerve; enteric nervous system; brain; blood–brain barrier; intestinal barrier; inflammation; metabolites; nutrients; omics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gut Microbiota)

Food Bioactives, Gut Microbiota and Host Health

edited by Xiangnan Zhang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 203 | Submission Open

Keywords: gut microbiota; functional foods; molecular nutrition; metabolic health; host–microbe interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gut Microbiota)

Nanoparticles and Their Antimicrobial Properties

edited by

Vladimir Petrov

and Mei Wu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; nanoparticles; nanovaccines; antiviral nanoparticles; biofilm-associated resistance; graphene; metallic nanoparticles

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

Virulence-Associated Genes, Pathogenesis, and Immune Evasion Mechanisms of Swine Viruses

edited by

Lihua Wang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 192 | Submission Open

Keywords: swine fever; African swine fever virus; porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus; porcine circovirus; rotavirus; swine influenza virus; virulence-associated gene; pathogenesis; immunoevasion; antiviral strategy; vaccine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Emerging Trends in Microbial Pathogenesis and Host Immune Responses

edited by

Marlen Vitales-Noyola

and

Andreu Comas-Garcia

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 185 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial pathogenesis; host–pathogen interactions; host immune response; infectious diseases; inflammatory signaling; microbial virulence factors; microbiome

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Transmission of Zoonotic Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Resistance in Livestock and Companion Animals

edited by

Francesca Romana Massacci

and

Monica Borghi

submission deadline 15 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 510 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacteria; zoonoses; antibiotic consumption; antibiotic resistance; genomic; infectious diseases; pig; cattle; pet; poultry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Role of Soil Microorganisms in Agricultural Production and Environmental Biotechnologies

edited by

Gianluigi Cardinali

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3037 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil; microbiology; bacteria; fungi; biotechnology; agriculture; PGP; BCA; stimulation; plant protection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Skin Microbiome

edited by

Zhe-Xue Quan

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 26396 | Submission Open

Keywords: skin health; skin microbes; multi-omics and bioinformatics; host-microbe relationship

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiomes)

Sustainable Approaches to Mitigate Antimicrobial Resistance in the Environment

edited by

Emma Murphy

and

Gustavo Fehrenbach

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6784 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; environment; probiotics; antibiotic; bioremediation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

The Role of Probiotics in Animal Health

edited by

Jose Manuel Silvan

and

Gintare Zakariene

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5728 | Submission Open

Keywords: probiotic strains; microbiota–host interaction; feed additive; antibiotic resistance; animal health; growth performance; meat quality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Probiotics, Gut Microbiota, and Health

edited by

Massimiliano Marazzato

and Claudio de Simone

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5263 | Submission Open

Keywords: probiotic; gut microbiota; intestinal microbiome; host health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gut Microbiota)

Infectious Diseases in Animals

edited by Lilian Gregory and Huber Rizzo

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4819 | Submission Open

Keywords: neosporosis; tuberculosis; coxiellosis; dengue; emerging diseases due to climate changes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Microbial Biotechnology: The Biodiversity, Properties and Benefits of Microorganisms in Medical, Clinical, Food and Environmental Fields, 2nd Edition

edited by

Marcelo Andrés Umsza-Guez

and

Karina Teixeira Magalhães-Guedes

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4345 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial biotechnology; microorganism diversity; biotechnological applications; functional foods; pathogen control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Gut Microbiota and Diseases

edited by

Kyunam Kim

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4304 | Submission Open

Keywords: gut microbiota; small intestinal bacterial overgrowth; intestinal inflammation; microbial metabolites

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gut Microbiota)

Advancing Microbial Biotechnology

edited by

Seraphim Papanikolaou

and

Dimitris Karayannis

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4183 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioproducts; microbial metabolism; bioeconomy; waste and by-product valorisation; bioprocesses; life cycle assessment; recycling; metabolic modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Pathogens, Infections, and Public Health

edited by Vlademir Cantarelli

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3548 | 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)

Microbial Diversity and Ecology in Different Environments

edited by

Diogo Neves Proença

and

Maria Carolina Quecine

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3420 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial diversity; environmental microbiology; microbiomes; metagenomics; microbial ecology; biotechnological applications; functional genomics; extremophiles; plant-microbe interactions; soil microbiology; marine microbiology; biodegradation; bioactive compounds

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Advances in Microbial Adaptation and Evolution

edited by

Misty D. Thomas

and

Joseph L. Graves Jr.

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2583 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial adaptation; experimental evolution; regulatory networks; two-component systems; stress response; pleiotropy; epistasis; antimicrobial resistance; genomic evolution; phenotype-environment interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention of Biofilm Infections—How to Proceed?

edited by Niels Høiby and Claus Moser

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2545 | Submission Open

Keywords: biofilm; biofilm infections; chronic infections; foreign body infections; implant infections

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biofilm)

Advanced Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing and Detection

edited by Jeannette Wadula, Khine Swe Han and Prathna Bhola

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2108 | Submission Open

Keywords: multidrug-resistant; gram-positive bacteria; gram-negative bacteria; pathogens

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

Advances in Airborne Microbial Communities

edited by

Daisuke Tanaka

and

Fumito Maruyama

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1996 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial community; diversity; air; atmosphere; built environments; monitoring; bacteria; fungi; microorganisms; bioaerosols; health; metagenomics; bioinformatics; infectious diseases; allergies; indoor air quality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Halophiles

edited by

Cristina Sánchez-Porro

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1945 | Submission Open

Keywords: obligate halophiles; bacteria; archaea; taxonomy and biodiversity; biotechnology; genomics; metagenomics; physiology and metabolism; hypersaline habitats

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Viral Diseases of Poultry and Waterfowl

edited by

Weiwei Wang

, Yu Huang and Guang-Hua Fu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1672 | Submission Open

Keywords: viral diseases; poultry; waterfowl; avian viruses; epidemiology; pathogenesis; virus evolution; novel diagnostics and detection technologies; vaccines; antiviral strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Advances in Research on Cyanobacteria and Cyanotoxins

edited by

Xi Li

and

Martin A. Stefanov

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1617 | Submission Open

Keywords: cyanobacteria; cyanotoxins; water safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

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

edited by

Catalina-Suzana Stingu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1600 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobials; antimicrobial resistance (AMR); antibiotics; antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARBs); antibiotic-resistant genes (ARGs); antimicrobial peptides; bacteriophage therapy

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

Research on Bacterial Pathogens in Fish

edited by

Guilherme Tavares

and

Peter Charrie Janampa-Sarmiento

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1248 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacterial pathogens; aquaculture; immune; antimicrobial resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

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 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1238 | 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)

Antimicrobial Resistance and Virulence of Foodborne Pathogens

edited by

Adriana Morar

and

Alexandra Ban-Cucerzan

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 808 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; foodborne pathogens; one health; virulence factors; biofilm formation

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

Infections in Pregnancy: Microbial Pathogens and Their Impact on Maternal and Fetal Health

edited by Antônio Rodrigues Braga and

Edward Araujo Júnior

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 699 | Submission Open

Keywords: pregnancy infections; maternal-fetal transmission; vertical transmission; viral infections in pregnancy; bacterial infections in pregnancy; congenital infections; perinatal outcomes; placental infection; emerging infections; antimicrobial therapy in pregnancy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Current Insights into Rumen Microbiota

edited by Shuxiang Wang and Shatuo Chai

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 515 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal nutrition; ruminant production; rumen microbiome; multi-omics; feed efficiency; sustainable livestock production

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Infectious Diseases in Small Animals

edited by Rosario Cerundolo

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 505 | Submission Open

Keywords: zoonotic infection; veterinary; infectious diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Medical Microbial Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance

edited by

Irina Gheorghe-Barbu

and

Marina Ionela (Ilie) Nedea

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 501 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; multidrug-resistant pathogens; bacterial and fungal infections; virulence factors; biofilm; antifungal resistance; novel antimicrobials; nanotechnology; infection control; host–pathogen interaction

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

Probiotics: The Current State of Scientific Knowledge (2nd Edition)

edited by

Jacek Piatek

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 471 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbiota modification; microbiological techniques for identifying microorganisms; probiotics in therapy; probiotics and antibiotic resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gut Microbiota)

The Biology of Host–Candida Interactions

edited by

Luca Spaggiari

and

Eva Pericolini

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 428 | Submission Open

Keywords: Candida species; host–pathogen interactions; fungal pathogenesis; host immune response; fungal morphogenesis; biofilm formation; antifungal resistance; microbiota; candidiasis; translational research

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Mycolata (Corynebacteria, Rhodococci and Mycobacteria): Good Servants but Bad Masters

edited by

Miroslav Pátek

and

Maria S. Kuyukina

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 395 | Submission Open

Keywords: Rhodococcus; Corynebacterium; Mycobacterium; biosynthesis; biodegradation; biotechnological applications; pathogen

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Phytoplankton Faced with Emergent Pollutants

edited by

Katia Comte

and Stéphanie Fayolle

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 392 | Submission Open

Keywords: freshwater and marine ecosystems; photosynthetic protists; microalgae; diatoms; cyanobacteria; dinoflagellates; emergent pollutions; PFAS; PPCPs (pharmaceuticals & personal care products); nanoplastics; radionuclides; “OMICS” approaches; ecophysiology; stress responses; bioaccumulation; biotransformation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

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