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Microbial Safety and Molecular Detection in Food Production and Processing

edited by

Julio Parra-Flores

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2099 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbiological quality of foods; pathogens and opportunistic foodborne pathogens; molecular epidemiology of foodborne illness; molecular characterization of foodborne pathogens; biofilm, sanitizers, and control of pathogens in food production plants; virulence factors; antibiotic resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

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

edited by

Andrea Micke Moreno

and

Luisa Zanolli Moreno

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9593 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Gut Microbes and Probiotics

edited by

Runan Zhao

Wenjun Wang

and

Yini Liu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8813 | Submission Open

Keywords: gut microbe; probiotics; host–microbe interactions; microbiome-based interventions; microencapsulation; targeted delivery system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gut Microbiota)

From Sewers to Solutions: Wastewater Surveillance in the Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance

edited by Mohamed M. H. Abdelbary,

Guido Werner

and Kazunari Sei

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8398 | Submission Open

Keywords: AMR pathogens in wastewater; carbapenem-resistant enterobacterales; wastewater resistome; culture-based detection; molecular methodologies for pathogens detection; digital PCR; hospital and urban Wastewater; wastewater microbiome; mobile genetic elements; AMR plasmids

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

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 30 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7918 | 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)

Microbial Dynamics in Desert Ecosystems

edited by

Xiaoying Rong

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6980 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial diversity; drought; arid and semiarid regions; adaptation; functional regulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Oral Microbiomes and Host Health

edited by

Lucinda J. Bessa

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6774 | Submission Open

Keywords: oral microbiome; oral diseases; systemic diseases; dysbiosis; host–microbe interactions; microbial biomarkers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiomes)

Antibiotic Resistance and Alternatives

edited by Emil Tîrziu and

Iulia Maria Bucur

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6535 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; MDR; XDR; resistance genes; alternative therapy; new antimicrobials

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

Microorganisms in Neglected Tropical Diseases

edited by Ana Abreu-Silva and

Fernando Almeida-Souza

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6084 | Submission Open

Keywords: malaria; Chagas disease; dengue, chikungunya; zika; human African trypanosomiasis; leishmaniasis; leprosy; Hansen disease; lymphatic filariasis; sporotrichosis; rabies; schistosomiasis; trachoma

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

Pathogen Surveillance in Wastewater

edited by

Afsatou Ndama Traore

and

Natasha Potgieter

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5640 | Submission Open

Keywords: microorganisms; wastewater; public safety

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

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

edited by

Damir Dermic

Stefania Tegli

and

Sara Godena

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5462 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant pathology; biological control; plant protection

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

Advances in Microbial Surfactants: Production and Applications (2nd Edition)

edited by

Marcia Nitschke

and

Xanel Vecino

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4957 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosurfactants; agroindustrial wastes; antimicrobial activity; bioremediation; biofilm; nanotechnology; glycolipid; lipopeptide

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Combating Antimicrobial Resistance: Innovations and Strategies, Second Edition

edited by

Vasiliki Koumaki

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4279 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial agents; antimicrobial resistance; antimicrobial stewardship

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

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

edited by

Gustavo Santoyo

and

Ma. Del Carmen Orozco-Mosqueda

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4252 | Submission Open

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

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

Microbial Safety of Animal-Derived Foods

edited by

Etna Aída Peña-Ramos

and

Martín Valenzuela-Melendres

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3852 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

Diet, Microbiome, and Immune Function

edited by

Kurtis Budden

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3486 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiomes)

Mycobacterium leprae, Mycobacterium lepromatosis and Leprosy Studies

edited by Cleverson Teixeira Soares, Patrícia Sammarco Rosa and Bruno de Carvalho Dornelas

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2918 | Submission Open

Keywords: Mycobacterium; leprosy; therapeutic approaches; clinical studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Advances in Aquaculture and Microorganisms

edited by

Dariano Krummenauer

and

Otávio Pimentel

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2314 | Submission Open

Keywords: recirculating aquaculture systems; nitrifying bacteria; microbial community composition; water quality control; probiotic microorganisms; synbiotic aquaculture system; biofloc technologic system; integrated multitrophic aquaculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

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

edited by

Simone Peletto

and

Lorenzo Danilo Granados-Rivera

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2278 | 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)

Animal Viral Infectious Diseases, Second Edition

edited by He Zhang and Changyou Xia

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2238 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal viral infectious diseases; host–animal virus interactions; pathogenesis; strategies to combat infections; new drug development; diagnostic tools; virus detection; epidemiological investigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Microbial Metabolism and Application in Biodegradation—Second Edition

edited by

Ronnie Lubbers

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2206 | 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)

Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Mycobacterial Infections

edited by Hung-Ling Huang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2181 | 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)

Yeast Metabolic Engineering and Fermentation Technology

edited by

Yongjun Wei

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2115 | 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)

Microbe–Host Interactions: Molecular Mechanisms and Applications

edited by Dahua Chen, Xiao Chu and Zheng-Fei Yan

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2089 | Submission Open

Keywords: host-microbe crosstalk; microbe therapeutics; multi-omics integration

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

Detection and Immunity of Avian Viruses

edited by Qiaoyang Teng,

Dawei Yan

and

Xue Pan

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1552 | 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)

Advances in Arenaviruses Research

edited by Cheng Huang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1469 | 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)

Microbial Interventions in Veterinary Medicine

edited by

Vida Eraghi

Do-Hyung Kim

and

Iva Benvin

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1410 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbiota; probiotics; prebiotics; postbiotics; synbiotics; phage therapy; microbial-derived metabolites; engineered microbes; gastrointestinal health; antimicrobial alternatives

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Bacterial Cell Biology and Development: Ionic Homeostasis, Nutritional Immunity, and Pathogenesis

edited by

Jeong Min Chung

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1234 | Submission Open

Keywords: ion homeostasis; nutritional immunity; ion transporters; virulence regulation; host–pathogen interaction

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

Microbial Diversity in Traditional Fermented Foods

edited by Toshikazu Komoda and Naganori Ohisa

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1204 | Submission Open

Keywords: traditional fermented foods; food processing; sourdough (complex starter); bread; yeast; Kosakonia cowanii; ancient Egypt; world's first leavened bread

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

Diversity, Function, and Ecology of Soil Microbial Communities, Second Edition

edited by

Adijailton José de Souza

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1186 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil microbial communities; metabolic pathways; ecological functions; agroecosystems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

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

edited by

Massimiliano Galdiero

Arnaldo Caruso

Enzo Tramontano

and

Guido Antonelli

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1162 | 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)

Insights into the Disinfection, Inactivation and Sterilization of Pathogens and Biotoxins

edited by

Akikazu Sakudo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1054 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced disinfection methods; applied microbiology; biofilms; biotoxin degradation; disinfection technologies; microbial resistance; pathogen inactivation; public health; sterilization techniques

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

Bacterial Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance

edited by Weihui Li

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 869 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; bacterial pathogenesis; multidrug-resistant bacteria; antibiotic resistance mechanisms; genomics; novel therapeutics; biofilm; diagnostics; public health

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

Environmental Pathogens and Antimicrobial Resistance: Genomic and Metagenomic Insights

edited by

Changliang Nie

and

Mingyu Wang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 754 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; antibiotic resistance genes; genomics; metagenomics; horizontal gene transfer; resistome and mobilome; environmental pathogens

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiomes)

Antimicrobial Resistance in Healthcare Settings: Epidemiology, Genomics of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms and Infection Control Strategies

edited by Fabio Arena and

Felice Valzano

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 732 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobials; resistance; epidemiology; genomics; healthcare; infections; surveillance; transmission

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

Wine Microbiology: Current Status and Perspectives

edited by Carmen Tenorio and

Rocío Fernández

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 721 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial biogeography; sensory profiles ; omics sciences ; non-saccharomyces yeasts; antimicrobial metabolites ; precision winemaking ; microbial consortia ; microbiological alterations ; lactic acid bacteria ; acetic acid bacteria

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

The Role of the Vaginal Microbiome in Women's Health

edited by

José Eleutério

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 670 | Submission Open

Keywords: vaginal microbiome; vagina; uterine cervix; vaginitis; vaginoses; women’s health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Glycans, Microbiomes and Host Immunity

edited by Rômulo F. Carneiro

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 610 | Submission Open

Keywords: glycans; microbiomes; host; immunity

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

The Application Potential of Microbial Biotechnology

edited by

Tomislav Ivankovic

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 606 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial biotechnology; applied microbiology; microbial ecology; biofilms; metagenomics; microbial interactions; antibiotic resistance; microbial physiology; biotechnology; microbial diversity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Rare Human Pathogens

edited by Percy Schröttner

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 585 | Submission Open

Keywords: rare; pathogen; diseases; pathogenic bacteria

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Integrated and Next-Generation Strategies for the Control of Cattle Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens

edited by

Miguel Ángel Alonso-Díaz

and

Rodolfo Esteban Lagunes-Quintanilla

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 534 | Submission Open

Keywords: cattle ticks; tick-borne pathogens; One Health; acaricide resistance; integrated tick management; anti-tick vaccines; biological control; molecular diagnostics; climate change; omics approaches

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Bacterial Extracellular Vesicles in Host Pathophysiology: Characteristics, Functions and Stress Tolerance

edited by

Junhua Xie

, Dingkang Wang and

Xiayu Liu

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

Keywords: microbial extracellular vesicles; interaction; immunity; stress tolerance; pathophysiology; therapy; diagnosis

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

Environmental Microorganisms in Sediments

edited by Henrik Sass

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 382 | Submission Open

Keywords: community; gradients,; adaptation; ecophysiology; deep biosphere; glacial deposits

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Microalgae Cultivation and Bioprocess Engineering for Environmental Remediation, Bioproduct Development and Resource Recovery

edited by

Ashiwin Vadiveloo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 300 | Submission Open

Keywords: microalgae cultivation; wastewater treatment; resource recovery; biomass valorization; waste to profit; growth optimisation; bioproduct development; emerging contaminants; cultivation system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Tackling Gut Parasites: A One Health Perspective

edited by Rosa Maria Bermúdez-Cruz

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 298 | Submission Open

Keywords: gut parasites; detection methods; immune system evasion; genetic variation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gut Microbiota)

Infectious Agents and Biomarkers in Oral and Skin Disease Pathogenesis

edited by

Ingrida Cema

, Simona Doniņa and Alise Balcere

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 284 | Submission Open

Keywords: infection; herpes; HPV; oral disease; skin disease; diagnostic biomarkers; viral biomarkers; bacterial biomarkers; inflammatory biomarkers; saliva biomarkers; disease mechanisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Neuroimmune Modulation and Microbiota: The Brain–Heart–Oral Axis

edited by

Evandro Watanabe

and

Adriana Barbosa Ribeiro

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 279 | Submission Open

Keywords: neuroimmune modulation; microbiota; brain–heart–oral axis; oral microbiota; gut microbiota; microbial dysbiosis; systemic inflammation; biofilm-associated infections; autonomic nervous system; autonomic modulation; vagal pathways; inflammatory reflex; cardiovascular risk; endothelial function; heart rate variability; host–microbe interactions; translational medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Vaginal Dysbiosis in Obstetrics and Gynecology

edited by Ronald F. Lamont

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 250 | Submission Open

Keywords: vaginal dysbiosis; vaginal eubiosis; vaginitis; bacterial vaginosis; vaginal microbiome

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Agroecosystem Health and Microbes: From Agroecology to Sustainable Management

edited by

Vlad Stoian

Roxana Vidican

and

Sandor Mignon

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 243 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil microbiome; plant–microorganism interactions; sustainable agriculture; microbial indicators; soil health; agroecology; ecosystem services; microbial diversity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Microbial Solutions for Sustainable Resource Recovery and Environmental Remediation, 2nd Edition

edited by

Chunqiao Xiao

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 242 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioleaching; microbial resource recovery; bioremediation; nutrient recycling; sustainable bioprocesses; synthetic biology; bioenergy; wastewater treatment; biodegradation; microbial electrochemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

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