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Ticks and Threats: Insights on Tick-Borne Diseases

edited by Giovanni Sgroi and

Kandai Doi

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1891 | Submission Open

Keywords: public health; ticks; tick-borne disease; tick-borne pathogens

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

Exploring Foodborne Pathogens: From Molecular to Safety Perspectives

edited by

Martina Srajer Gajdosik

and Hongsheng Huang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1687 | Submission Open

Keywords: food safety; foodborne pathogens; pathogen detection; molecular mechanisms; stress responses; antimicrobial resistance; virulence; foodborne diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

Industrial Microbiology

edited by Liang Dong

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1575 | Submission Open

Keywords: microorganisms; fermentation; synthesis; transformation; genetic modification; omics; environmental protection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Helicobacter pylori and Related Gastrointestinal Diseases: Infection, Treatment, Prevention, and Beyond

edited by

Ping I. Hsu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1531 | Submission Open

Keywords: Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori); gastrointestinal diseases; infection; treatment; prevention; vaccination; pathogenesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

SARS-CoV-2: Infection, Transmission, and Prevention

edited by

Eduardo Araújo Oliveira

and

Ana Cristina Simões E Silva

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1475 | Submission Open

Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; prevention; vaccines; artificial intelligence

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

Microorganisms in Agriculture, 2nd Edition

edited by Wen-Ching Chen

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1433 | Submission Open

Keywords: bio-fertilizer; bio-pesticide; functional microbes; microbial ecology; plant growth-promoting microorganisms; bio-remediation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Research on Relevant Clinical Infections: 2nd Edition

edited by Ludwig Knabl, Johannes Haybaeck and Silke Huber

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1277 | Submission Open

Keywords: infectious disease; microbial infections; clinical relevance; rapid diagnosis; advanced therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Viral Infection and The Discovery and Mode of Action of Novel Antivirals

edited by

Graciela Andrei

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1219 | Submission Open

Keywords: viral infection; novel antivirals; drug resistance; viral evolution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Virology)

Ancient Microbiomes in the Environment

edited by

Marco Coolen

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1171 | Submission Open

Keywords: ancient sedimentary DNA; molecular paleoecology; paleomicrobiology; paleoenvironmental perturbations; bioinformatics and biostatistics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Soil Environment and Microorganisms

edited by Qin Qin and Jun Wang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1101 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil microbiology; microbial ecology; soil environment; soil physicochemical properties; microbial community; soil health; ecosystem functions; sustainable agriculture; climate change; pollutants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Marine Microbes, Biocontamination and Bioremediation

edited by

Hideyuki Kanematsu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 988 | Submission Open

Keywords: biofouling; biofilm; marine bacteria; marine structures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Latest Research in Parasitology: Unlocking Mechanisms, Developing Solutions

edited by

Norma Rivera-Fernández

and Teresa Fortoul

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 772 | Submission Open

Keywords: parasites; parasitology; veterinary parasitology; one health approach; parasitology research

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Epidemics in Humans

edited by

Sotirios Tsiodras

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 759 | Submission Open

Keywords: infectious diseases ; pathogen discovery ; host– pathogen interactions ; antimicrobial resistance ; epidemiology ; novel treatment modalities ; One Health approaches ; global disease surveillance ; vaccine development

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

Bio-Convergence: Microorganism Usage for Sustainability Applications

edited by Yuval Dorfan

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 727 | Submission Open

Keywords: bio-convergence; synthetic biology; sustainability; non-biological applications; proteomics; metabolomics; biofilm; microorganisms; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Diversity and Pathogenesis of Common Human and Animal Viruses: Second Edition

edited by

Ahmed Sayed Abdel-Moneim

Shailendra K. Saxena

and

Matthew D. Moore

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 561 | Submission Open

Keywords: human viruses; animal viruses; pathogenesis; influenza virus; avian virus

(This special issue belongs to the Section Virology)

Marine Microorganisms and Ecology, 2nd Edition

edited by

Darrell Jay Grimes

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 541 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine microbiology; vibrio; antibiotic resistance; microbial ecology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Promotion of Food Safety and Functional Improvement Using Microorganisms

edited by

Franca Rossi

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 506 | Submission Open

Keywords: beneficial microorganisms; food spoilage prevention; foodborne pathogen inhibition; antagonism toward antibiotic resistance gene carriers; enrichment in health-promoting substances; detoxification; shelf life extension; improvement of sensory properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

Research on Antimicrobial Resistance and New Therapeutic Approaches

edited by Maria Panopoulou and

Theocharis G. Konstantinidis

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 476 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; critical infectious diseases; molecular epidemiology; biofilms; molecular diagnosis; prevention; treatment

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

Selected Papers from the 3rd International Electronic Conference on Microbiology (ECM 2025)

edited by

Nico Jehmlich

Theodoros Varzakas

and

Ute Römling

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 468 | Submission Open

Keywords: gut microbiota; foodborne pathogens and food safety; antimicrobial agents and resistance; emerging infectious diseases; microbiome and soil science; microbial characterization and bioprocess; microbe-plant interactions

Combating Communicable Diseases: Epidemiological Insights and Preventive Measures

edited by Olga Tsachouridou and

Eirini Christaki

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 351 | Submission Open

Keywords: communicable disease; epidemiology; prevention and control; microbiological techniques; genomic sequencing; emerging pathogens; diagnostic tools; vaccines; antimicrobial agents

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

Research on Swine Virus Infection and Immunity

edited by Yanhua Li and Chenxi Li

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 325 | Submission Open

Keywords: swine virus; viral evolution; virus-host interaction; vaccine development; diagnosis; pathogenesis; epidemiology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Virology)

Editorial Board Members' Collection Series: Antimicrobial Resistance in the Environment

edited by Olivier Chesneau and

Gabriela Jorge Da Silva

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 259 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance (AMR); environmental microbiology; soil microbiota; water contamination; antibiotic residues; wastewater treatment; horizontal gene transfer; resistance genes; ecotoxicology

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

New Perspectives on Virus–Host Interactions: The Relationship Between Viruses and Cancer

edited by

Erica Diani

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 230 | Submission Open

Keywords: virus– host interactions; oncogenic mechanism; viral oncogenesis; cell transformation

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

Editorial Board Members' Collection Series: Gut Microbiota and Host Diseases

edited by

Zhi Liu

and Mohammad Katouli

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 222 | Submission Open

Keywords: gut microbiota; human diseases; treatment; immune regulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gut Microbiota)

Bioinformatics Research on Viruses

edited by Manja Marz and Paula Istvan

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 170 | Submission Open

Keywords: viral bioinformatics; genomic epidemiology; virus– host co-evolution; AI in virology; high-throughput sequencing; viral dynamics; therapeutic bioinformatics; computational virology tools; emerging viral threats; systems virology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Virology)

Microbial Synthesis of Natural Products and Their Potential Applications

edited by Jingyu Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 150 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacteria; fungi; cryptic biosynthetic gene clusters; genome mining; natural products; secondary metabolites; drugs; bioactivity; biosynthesis; heterologous expression

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Surveillance of Viral Pathogens in the Environment

edited by

Francesca Pennino

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open

Keywords: viruses; environment; surveillance; epidemiology; health; water; wastewater; surface; air; food

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Coral Microbiome and Microbial Ecology

edited by

Esti Kramarsky-Winter

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open

Keywords: coral; holobiont; microbiota; polyp; protist; skeleton; microbiome

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Advances in Aspergillus and Aspergillosis

edited by

Raquel Sabino

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open

Keywords: Aspergillus; Aspergillosis; integrating genomics; immunology; diagnosis; therapeutics; environmental science; antifungal resistance

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

Infectious Disease Transmission and Host Immunology

edited by Michele Tomasicchio

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open

Keywords: transmission; vaccine; mucosal immunology; bacteria; viruses

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

Parasitic Diseases in Livestock, 2nd Edition

edited by

Aleksandra Uzelac

Luca Villa

and

Ivana Klun

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open

Keywords: epidemiology of parasitic diseases in the livestock industry; impact of parasites on herd economy; zoonotic parasites of livestock; molecular characterization and influence on virulence; implementation of innovative tools for diagnostics; treatment and drug resistance; control and prevention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Natural Products for Antimicrobial Therapy

edited by

Klinger Antonio Da Franca Rodrigues

and Alyne Rodrigues

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4748 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial activity; antimicrobial drug identification; drug combinations; immunotherapy; drug delivery systems; drug resistance

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

Effects of Gut Microbiota on Human Health and Disease, 2nd Edition

edited by Yunhuan Liu

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1550 | Submission Open

Keywords: gut microbiota; human health; human disease; virus; microorganism; nutrition; metabolic disease; liver; gut; kidney

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gut Microbiota)

The New Antibiotics

edited by Elizabeth De La Luz Ortiz-Vázquez and

Rolffy R. Ortiz-Andrade

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibacterial; antifungal; multidrug resistance; gram-negative; gram-positive; action mechanism; bactericidal; fungicidal; nosocomial pathogens; lethal infections

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

Microbial Infections in Ruminants

edited by

Adrian-Valentin Potârniche

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open

Keywords: ruminant livestock; wild ruminants; microbial infections; epidemiology; prevention; pathogenesis; bacteria; viruses; diagnostic; zoonosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Phage–Bacteria Interplay: Phage Biology and Phage Therapy

edited by Hesham Abdelbary and

Mariam Taha

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8479 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbiome; phage therapy; phage resistance; phage biology; phage engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Virology)

Bioactive Molecules from Microbial Sources

edited by

Alane Beatriz Vermelho

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 33278 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive molecules; microorganisms; fungi; microalgae; application

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Microbial Fermentation, Food and Food Sustainability

edited by

Marco Montemurro

and

Carlo Giuseppe Rizzello

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14291 | Submission Open

Keywords: food; production; fermentation; microbial community; bioprocesses

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

The Global Burden of Parasitic Diseases: Prevalence and Epidemiology

edited by

Tudor Rares Olariu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13514 | Submission Open

Keywords: parasite; epidemiology; public health; transmission dynamics; risk factor

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

Diagnosis, Characterization and Treatment of Emerging Pathogens, Second Edition

edited by

Shengxi Chen

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12959 | Submission Open

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

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

Advances in the Plant Microbiome: Rhizosphere, Endosphere and Phyllosphere

edited by

Gustavo Santoyo

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11866 | Submission Open

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

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

Interactions Between Probiotics and Host

edited by Sávio Henrique De Cicco Sandes

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11555 | Submission Open

Keywords: probiotics; postbiotics; dysbiosis; beneficial microbes; gastroenterology diseases; skin; gut– brain axis; mucosal and systemic immunology; mucosal barrier; microbiome

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

Advances in Parvovirus Infection of Pets and Waterfowl

edited by

Chuanfeng Li

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11430 | Submission Open

Keywords: parvovirus; genetic evolution; pathogenicity; parvovirus– host interaction; epidemiology; genetic characterization; phylogeny; detection methods; vaccine; diagnostic preparations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Endophytic Fungus as Producers of New and/or Bioactive Substances

edited by Cecilia Veronica Nunez

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10162 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Exploring Microbial Dynamics in Oral Health and Disease: Periodontics, Implant Dentistry and Endodontics

edited by

Maria Pia Di Palo

Carlo Rengo

and

Antonino Fiorino

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9006 | Submission Open

Keywords: periodontal microbiota; peri-implant microorganisms; microbial contamination in dentistry; oral microbiota in distant site infections and endocarditis; antibiotic prophylaxis in implant surgery; antimicrobial use in periodontics and implant dentistry; microorganisms in endodontics; periodontal microbiota and systemic inflammation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Recent Advances in Clostridioides difficile Infection

edited by

Melina K. Kachrimanidou

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8297 | Submission Open

Keywords: Clostridioides difficile infection; healthcare-associated infection; CDI treatment; virulence factors; pathogenesis; host interactions; antibiotic resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Understanding of the Microbiome at the Genome Level

edited by

Yunzeng Zhang

and Haoyu Liu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8195 | Submission Open

Keywords: beneficial; pathogenic; microbe; microbiome; interaction; genome; transcriptome; mycobiota; stress

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiomes)

Prioritizing Diseases for Public Health in Emergency Contexts: A WHO Initiative

edited by

Luca Roncati

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7823 | Submission Open

Keywords: coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS); middle east respiratory syndrome (MERS); nipah virus; ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF); marburg hemorrhagic fever (MHF); lassa hemorrhagic fever (LHF); crimean– congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF); rift valley fever (RVF); zika fever; monkeypox; plague

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

Restoring the Integrated Behaviour of the Soil-Plant-Microbe System, 2nd Edition

edited by

John Crawford

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7385 | Submission Open

Keywords: food security; agriculture; technology; plant; soil; microbe

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Ticks, Pathogens, and Microbes: Unraveling Nature's Tiny Mysteries

edited by Ricardo Bassini-Silva and Darci Moraes Barros-Battesti

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7171 | Submission Open

Keywords: ticks taxonomy; tick-borne diseases; tick-host relationships; tick cell lines

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

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