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Novel Approaches in the Diagnosis and Control of Emerging Pathogens

edited by

Paolo Bottino

and Andrea Rocchetti

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2335 | Submission Open

Keywords: one Health approach; sequencing; point of care testing; emerging pathogens; rapid diagnosis; surveillance strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Microbial Communities and Nitrogen Cycling

edited by Chen Ye,

Yu Gong

and Hao Liao

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2263 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial communities; nitrogen cycle; biogeochemical processes; nitrogen fixation; nitrification; denitrification; ammonification; ecosystem health; environmental changes; microbial diversity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Application of Omics in Virus Research

edited by

Linzhu Ren

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2260 | Submission Open

Keywords: omics; genomics; proteomics; metabolomics; transcriptomics; immunomics; virus

(This special issue belongs to the Section Virology)

Cyclospora cayetanensis and Cyclosporiasis, 2nd Edition

edited by

Sonia Almeria

Monica Santin

and

Hediye Nese Cinar

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2110 | Submission Open

Keywords: Cyclospora cayetanensis; life cycle; biology; epidemiology; endemic areas; outbreaks; clinical symptoms; diagnosis; control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

Trends in Antimicrobial Resistance in the Era of War, Migrations and Climate Change

edited by

Branka Bedenic

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2015 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; bacteria resistance; fungi azole resistance; molecular epidemiology; healthcare

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

Microbial Biotechnologies and Microorganism Interactions for Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Dario Rafael Olicón-Hernández

and

Guerra-Sanchez Guadalupe

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1971 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial biotechnologies; sustainable agriculture; biofertilizers; biopesticides; bioformulations; microbial interactions; biocontrol mechanisms; ecosystem health; omics technologies; plant growth promotion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Dairy Food and Microorganisms: The Role of Microorganisms in Improving the Safety, Quality and Nutritional Value of Dairy Foods

edited by

Kristina Kondrotiene

Mindaugas Malakauskas

and Loreta Šernienė

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1882 | Submission Open

Keywords: dairy foods; whey valorization; probiotic microorganisms; edible coatings; bioactive compounds; lactic acid bacteria; immobilization; encapsulation; safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

Bacterial Virulence and Biosurfactants

edited by

Juliana Luna

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1826 | 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)

Probiotics, Prebiotics, and Gut Microbes—Second Edition

edited by

Oleg Paliy

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1606 | Submission Open

Keywords: probiotics; prebiotics; gut microbes; host health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gut Microbiota)

Waterborne Pathogen Infection and Antibiotic Resistance

edited by Louise Weaver

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1572 | 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)

Microbial Bioprocesses

edited by Walter José Martínez-Burgos

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1490 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial biotechnology; fermentation; biopharmaceuticals; biofuels; biopolymers; bioremediation; bioconversion; metabolic engineering; industrial microorganisms; sustainable production; bioeconomy; bioprocess optimization; emerging technologies; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Advances on Molecular Microbial Ecology

edited by Nwadiuto Esiobu

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1363 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular microbial ecology; human microbiomes; plant microbiomes; environmental microbiome and public health; synthetic biology; rapid detection methods

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

Microalgal Biotechnology: Innovations and Applications

edited by

Ihana A. Severo

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1336 | Submission Open

Keywords: microalgae biotechnology; microalgae cultivation; genetic engineering; metabolic engineering; biofuels; biofertilizers; pharmaceuticals; nutraceuticals; wastewater treatment; CO2 sequestration; bioreactor design; biomass production; downstream processing techniques; life cycle assessments; techno-economic analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Advanced Research on Antimicrobial Activity of Natural Products

edited by

Anca Zanfirescu

and Corina Andrei

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1233 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; antimicrobial activity; pathogens; infectious disorders; natural products; anti-infective agents

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

Plant-Pathogenic Fungi, 2nd Edition

edited by

Sabrina Sarrocco

and

Isabel Vicente

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1006 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal effectors; plant pathogens; fungal genomics; fungal evolution; fungal ecology; plant disease management

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

Antimicrobial Resistance in the Environment/Animals/Humans: Impact and Transmission

edited by Xuewen Li

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 743 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance (AMR); antibacterial resistance (ABR); One health; human/animal/environment; transmission; health risk factor; prevention and control

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

Research on Mosquito-Borne Pathogens

edited by

Diego Peres Alonso

and Paulo Eduardo Martins Ribolla

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 527 | Submission Open

Keywords: mosquito vector; mosquito pathogens; genetics; developmental biology; mosquito– pathogen interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Advances in Porcine Virus: From Pathogenesis to Control Strategies

edited by

Minze Zhang

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 406 | Submission Open

Keywords: pathogenesis; porcine viruses; African swine fever virus; zoonotic potential; antivirals; porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Airborne Microbes and Public Health

edited by María Del Carmen Calderón-Ezquerro and Carolina Brunner-Mendoza

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 400 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerobiology; pathogenesis; infectious and non-infectious diseases; allergy; public health; airborne microbial communities; climate; climatic change; allergens; metagenomics; outdoor and indoor environments

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

Tick-Borne Diseases and Zoonotic Diseases

edited by Andras Lakos

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 326 | Submission Open

Keywords: tick; tick-borne diseases; Lyme disease; Lyme borreliosis; chronic Lyme disease; post-treatment Lyme disease; Borrelia burgdorferi; epidemiology; zoonosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Plant and Microbial Interactions in Soil Remediation

edited by Xia Li and Rongrong Xie

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 302 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant and microbial interactions; soil remediation; heavy metals; organic pollutants

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

Applied Gut Molecular Microbiology Technology

edited by

Donglei Sun

and

Yi-Zhou Gao

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 301 | Submission Open

Keywords: gut microorganisms; applied microbiology; probiotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Phytoplasmas and Phytoplasma Diseases

edited by

Carmine Marcone

and

Assunta Bertaccini

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 281 | Submission Open

Keywords: yellows and decline diseases; ‘ Candidatus Phytoplasma’ species; 16Sr group/subgroups; Phytoplasma taxonomy; symptomatology; epidemiology; fruit trees; forest trees; shrubs; herbaceous crops; flower crops; weeds

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

Microbial Fermentation in Food Processing

edited by

Wenchao Cai

and Qin Zhang

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 277 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial fermentation; food processing; flavor development; fermentation kinetics; microbial communities; metabolic pathways; food safety; sensory attributes; nutritional enhancement; food science and technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Microbial Genomics in the Age of Omics and Artificial Intelligence

edited by

Sandeep Tiwari

Arun Kumar Jaiswal

Siomar De Castro Soares

Flávia Figueira Aburjaile

and

Vasco Ariston De Carvalho Azevedo

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 273 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; microbial genomes; genome plasticity; next-generation sequencing; one health approach; pangenomics; reverse vaccinology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Advancing Applied Microbiology: Integrating Next-Generation and Third-Generation Sequencing Technologies

edited by

Rajesh K. Sani

and Abhilash Kumar Tripathi

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 257 | Submission Open

Keywords: sequencing; genomics; transcriptomics; metagenomics; bioinformatics; machine learning; microbiome; bioengineering; microbial identification; microbial evolution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiomes)

Microbes in Aquaculture

edited by

Jiasong Zhang

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 204 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquaculture microbiomes; probiotics in aquaculture; gut microbiota; disease management; pathogen and host interaction; water quality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Fungi and Health

edited by

Jialing Bao

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 202 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungi; human health; human pathogenic fungi; Aspergillus fumigatus; Cryptococcus neoformans and gattii; Candida albicans spp.; Coccidioides spp.; Microsporidia phylum; diagnostic methods; clinical data

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

One Health Approach to Antimicrobial Resistance

edited by

Tania Ayllón

and

Gustavo Ortiz-Díez

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 189 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; One Health; nosocomial infections; animal health; environment; epidemiological surveillance; bacterial characterization

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

Signaling Molecules and Their Roles in Plant–Microbe Interactions for Environmental Stress Resilience

edited by Ahmad Humayun Kabir

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 144 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant stress tolerance; plant-microbe interactions; abiotic and biotic stress; signaling molecules

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

Research on Plant—Bacteria Interactions, 2nd Edition

edited by

Jérôme Duclercq

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 137 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant growth promoting bacteria; symbiosis; chemical communication ; molecular dialog ; environmental stress ; soil functioning ; plant protection

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

Beneficial Microorganisms in Aquaculture, 2nd Edition

edited by Jovanka Lukić and

Uroš Ljubobratović

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbiota; aquaculture; fish; growth stages; indoor rearing; feed digestion; infection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Advances in Novel Antibacterial Agents, 2nd Edition

edited by Mariateresa Vitiello

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 116 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacterial infections; multidrug-resistant bacteria; antimicrobials; natural products; resistance mechanisms

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

Role of Microbes in the Remediation of Pollutants in the Environment

edited by Lilan Zhang and Xiaowei Liu

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12236 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioremediation; bacteria; archaea; fungi; microalgae; viruses; petroleum hydrocarbons; heavy metals; emerging pollutants; experimental biostimulation and bioaugmentation; bioindicators and biosensors; microbial and microbiome engineering; biosurfactants; hydrocarbon-degrading enzymes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Biology and Pathogenesis of Staphylococcus Infection (2nd Edition)

edited by

Valentina Virginia Ebani

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8154 | Submission Open

Keywords: Staphylococcus spp.; Staphylococcus aureus; coagulase-negative staphylococci; animal infection; human infection; foodborne diseases; microbiology; enterotoxins; antibiotics; antibiotic resistance; natural product activity; bacteria– host interactions; epidemiology; diagnostic methods; prevention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Advances in the Research on Leptospira and Leptospirosis

edited by Eliete Caló Romero and

Antônio José Magaldi

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7757 | Submission Open

Keywords: leptospirosis; zoonoses; environmental exposure; epidemiology; pathogenesis; clinical cases; diagnosis; genomics; serology; vaccine; One Health

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

Insight into Bacterial Pathogens: Pathogenesis and Host Response

edited by

Karen Angeliki Krogfelt

Luis Cláudio Nascimento Da Silva

and

Afonso Gomes-Abreu

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7030 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacterial pathogenesis; virulence factors; host– pathogen interaction; immune response; antibiotic resistance; virulence regulation

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

Ecological Distribution, Biogeochemical Function, and Pathogenicity to Marine Organisms of Vibrio spp.

edited by Xiaolei Wang

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5197 | Submission Open

Keywords: Vibrio spp.; pathogenicity; ecology; marine animals health; marine ecosystems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Microbiome and Genitourinary Diseases

edited by Tariq A. Bhat

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4509 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbiome; genitourinary cancers; bladder; prostate cancer; and kidney cancer; antitumor immunity; immunotherapy; urinary microbial dysbiosis; microbiome and cancer development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiomes)

Microbial Metabolic Engineering Technology

edited by Kesen Ma

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4296 | Submission Open

Keywords: metabolic engineering; synthetic biology tools; genome engineering; synthetic metabolic pathways; enzyme engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Antimicrobial Resistance and the Use of Antibiotics in Animals

edited by

Xiaoping Ma

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4283 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; animal infectious diseases; antibiotics in animals; agriculture; veterinary microbiology; zoonotic diseases

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

Microbial Fuel Cells: An Update

edited by

Naoufel Haddour

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4028 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial fuel cells; electrogenic microorganisms; microbial interactions; electron transfer capabilities; symbiotic relationships; competitive dynamics; microbial community dynamics; microbial ecology; microbiological challenges; evolution of microbial communities; MFC microbiology; novel microbial strains; microbial influence on energy outputs; microbial innovation in MFCs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

New Progress in Animal Herpesviruses

edited by Angélica Cristine de Almeida Campos

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2553 | 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)

Epidemiology of Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses

edited by Stéphanie Devignot

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1576 | Submission Open

Keywords: hemorrhagic fever viruses; highly pathogenic viruses; epidemiology; arenavirus; bunyavirus; filovirus; flavivirus; paramyxovirus

(This special issue belongs to the Section Virology)

Genetics and Physiology of Corynebacteria II

edited by

Miroslav Pátek

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1106 | Submission Open

Keywords: Corynebacterium glutamicum; Corynebacterium diphtheriae; biotechnology; pathogens; zoonosis; mycolic acids; antibiotic resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Viral Infection on Swine: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Control

edited by Liwei Li

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 681 | Submission Open

Keywords: swine virus infection; variability; virulence; monoclonal antibody; diagnosis; surveillance; epidemiology; therapy; vaccine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Antimicrobials: The Role of Radicals as Secondary Killing Mechanism

edited by Benno H. Ter Kuile

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 245 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobials; radicals; ROS; radical nitrogen species; 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine

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

Microbial Biofilms and Biofouling

edited by

James S. Maki

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 205 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial attachment; biofilm formation; microbial extracellular production of cues; interactions between all microbes in a natural biofilm community; sessile invertebrate larvae; algal zoospores

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

ß-Lactamases, 3rd Edition

edited by