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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 6757 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Virology)

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

edited by Haichao Feng and Yunpeng Liu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6674 | 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)

Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Therapy—2nd Edition

edited by

Diamantis P. Kofteridis

and

Petros Ioannou

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6619 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Potential Antimicrobial Synergistic Interactions of Natural Products

edited by

Antonio Rosato

and Alexia Barbarossa

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5943 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; synergistic effect; natural substances

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

Antimicrobial Stewardship: Strategies for Optimizing Antimicrobial Use and Combating Resistance

edited by

Viorica Railean

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5792 | 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)

Advances in Microbial Cell Factories, 3rd Edition

edited by

Thomas Brück

and

Dania Awad

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5728 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; biotechnology; bioengineering; biocatalysis; fermentation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

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

edited by Jesús Álvarez-Herms

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5547 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gut Microbiota)

Sustainable Waste Biotechnologies: Biodegradation, Biotransformation, and Bioconversion

edited by

Xin Zhao

and Lei Zhang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4743 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste biotechnologies; waste management; biodegradation; biotransformation; bioconversion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

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 4733 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

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 4671 | 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 4405 | 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)

New Progress in Animal Herpesviruses

edited by Angélica Cristine de Almeida Campos

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3784 | 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 Zoonotic Pathogens

edited by

Mirela Imre

and

Marius Stelian Ilie

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3620 | Submission Open

Keywords: zoonotic; pathogen; infection

(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 3612 | Submission Open

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

(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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3580 | Submission Open

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

(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 3288 | 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 2911 | 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)

Emerging and Re-Emerging Infections in the Immunocompromised Host

edited by

Emanuele Palomba

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2807 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Bacterial Virulence and Biosurfactants

edited by

Juliana Luna

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2466 | 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 2098 | 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)

Effects of Diet and Nutrition on Gut Microbiota

edited by Heng Yuan and

Sunmin Park

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2052 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gut Microbiota)

Waterborne Pathogen Infection and Antibiotic Resistance

edited by Louise Weaver

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2034 | 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)

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

edited by Lei Xu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1926 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Polar Microbiome Facing Climate Change

edited by

Fabien Joux

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 1919 | 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)

Fungal Infections and Antifungal Agents

edited by

Stefanie Bressan Waller

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1845 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal infections; antifungal agents; antifungal drug discovery

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

Hepatitis B Virus Infection and Vaccine

edited by Nishi Prabdial-Sing

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1834 | Submission Open

Keywords: hepatitis B virus; infection; vaccine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical 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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1734 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

Diagnosis and Pathogenesis of Infectious Diseases in Livestock

edited by Rachel J. Derscheid

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1699 | 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)

Beneficial Microorganisms for Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Tim J. Dumonceaux

and

Christina Eynck

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1613 | Submission Open

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

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

Gut Microbiome Composition in Livestock and Mice

edited by

Peng Huang

and Qian Lin

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1589 | Submission Open

Keywords: gut; microbiome; livestock; mice; health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary 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 1500 | Submission Open

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

(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 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1430 | 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)

Advances in Molecular Biology of Entamoeba histolytica

edited by Laurence A. Marchat

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1257 | Submission Open

Keywords: Entamoeba histolytica; genome structure and function; protein structure and function; pathogenicity and virulence; bioinformatics; omics; relationships with host and microbiome; metabolism; gene expression; drug resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

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 1133 | 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)

Marine Microbiology: Pollution, Bioremediation and Resource Utilization

edited by Jun Wang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1101 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine microbiology; pollution; bioremediation; resource utilization; environmental science; biotechnology; marine ecology; microbial community; ecological restoration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Mycobacterial Research

edited by

Kaixia Mi

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1070 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycobacterial biology; immune response; antimicrobial resistance; co-infections; microbiome interactions; therapeutic innovations

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

Advances in Ochratoxin A Research—Implications for Detoxification, Food Safety, and Human Health

edited by

José Miguel Mancheño

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1016 | Submission Open

Keywords: Ochratoxin A; mycotoxins; fungal contamination; detoxification approaches; food safety; biocontrol strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Host–Microbiota Interaction in Metabolic Diseases

edited by

Zhipeng Li

and

Weiwei He

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 963 | Submission Open

Keywords: gut microbiota; metabolic disease; obesity; diabetes; non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; multi-omics; microbial metabolites

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gut Microbiota)

Novel Disinfectants and Antiviral Agents

edited by

Takashi Onodera

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 937 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibacterial therapies; antiviral therapies; discharge; disinfection; ephedra herb macromolecule condensed- tannin; herb extract; inactivation; sterilization; plasma technology; toxins

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

Advances in Microbial Food Safety

edited by

Tünde Pusztahelyi

and

Szilvia Kovács

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 854 | Submission Open

Keywords: foodborne pathogens; antimicrobial resistance; rapid detection; molecular diagnostics; predictive modelling; food safety management; risk assessment; food spoilage; food hygiene; contamination control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

Exploring Foliar Plant–Bacterial Pathogen Interactions and Innovative Control Approaches

edited by

Yasuhiro Ishiga

and

Nanami Sakata

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 773 | Submission Open

Keywords: foliar bacterial interactions; virulence factors; host resistance mechanisms; bacterial pathogenesis; sustainable disease management; stomatal immunity; environmental impact on plant diseases; plant immunity; agricultural biotechnology

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

Emerging Pathogen Infections and Host Immune

edited by

Barbara Camilloni

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 704 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging pathogens; pathogen-associated molecular patterns; virulence factors; innate immunity; cellular response; humoral response; immunocompromised host

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

Recent Insights of the Role of Microorganisms in Bovine Medicine

edited by

Menno Holzhauer

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 560 | Submission Open

Keywords: Virology; bacteriology; parasitology; aetiology; diagnostic; laboratory testing; treatment; prevention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Rapid Diagnosis of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MDROs) in Healthcare Settings: Advancements and Challenges

edited by Annapaola Callegaro

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 548 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance (AMR); multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs); infection prevention and control (IPC); hospital-acquired infections (HAIs); molecular epidemiology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Airborne Microbes and Public Health

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

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 515 | 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)

Antimicrobial Resistance in Foodborne Pathogens: Surveillance, Mechanisms and Mitigation Strategies

edited by

Teresa Semedo-Lemsaddek

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 401 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; foodborne pathogens; One Health; AMR surveillance; mobile genetic elements; antimicrobial usage; food safety; mitigation strategies

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

Renaissance of Kinetic Studies in Modern Microbiology

edited by

Nicolai S. Panikov

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 396 | Submission Open

Keywords: growth curves; kinetics; latent and stationary phase; survival and death; product formation; spontaneous mutations; genetic sweeps; cell cycles; differentiation into subpopulations; mathematical simulations; genome-scale models; transcriptomics; proteomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Mechanisms Driving Phytoplankton Community Structure in Freshwater Rivers and Lakes

edited by Hongxian Yu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 366 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytoplankton; microalgae; cyanobacteria; water

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Microalgae at the Nexus of Sustainability: From Ecosystem Health to Biotechnological Innovation

edited by

Christopher Q. Lan

and

Siwei Gu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 240 | Submission Open

Keywords: microalgae; ; harmful algal blooms; ; wastewater treatment; ; bioremediation; ; biofuels; ; nutraceuticals; ; biorefinery; ; climate change; ; aquatic ecology; ; pollution mitigation; ; Sustainable Development Goals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Diversity, Function, and Ecology of Soil Microbial Communities

edited by

Adijailton José de Souza

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 188 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

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