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Exploring Foliar Plant–Bacterial Pathogen Interactions and Innovative Control Approaches

edited by

Yasuhiro Ishiga

and

Nanami Sakata

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2322 | 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)

Advances in Microbial Infections and Rheumatic Diseases

edited by

Rossella Talotta

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2020 | Submission Open

Keywords: rheumatic diseases; microorganisms; host– pathogen interaction; dysbiosis; antibiotics; prebiotics; probiotics; vaccines; biomarkers; drug– drug interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Infectious Diseases in Companion Animals

edited by

Olga Szalus̈-Jordanow

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2001 | Submission Open

Keywords: companion animals; veterinary medicine; infectious diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Microparasites: Diversity, Phylogeny and Molecular Characterization

edited by Alena Mayo Iniguez

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1913 | Submission Open

Keywords: parasitology; diversity; molecular biology; phylogeny; genomics; paleogenetics; taxonomy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Feature Papers on Respiratory Virus Infections

edited by

Hirokazu Kimura

and Fuminori Mizukoshi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1870 | Submission Open

Keywords: respiratory viruses; next-generation sequencing; molecular epidemiology; viral evolution; host– pathogen interactions; transmission dynamics; vaccine development; antiviral strategies; genomic surveillance; phylogenetics

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

Food- and Waterborne Pathogens: Epidemiology, Genomics, Virulence, and Resistance Profiles, 2nd Edition

edited by

Angela Pista

and

Rita Batista

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1801 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; mobile genetic elements; persistence and biofilms; whole-genome sequencing; public health and epidemiology; trends of microbial pathogens; influence of environmental changes in gene expression; animal health; food safety; water quality; prevention and control of food- and waterborne pathogens

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Detection Techniques and Assay Development for Bacterial Susceptibility and Resistance

edited by Pavel Ivanoff Reyes

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1786 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial treatments; chemical assays; susceptibility; resistance

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

Emerging Trends in Next-Generation Vaccines to Combat Infectious Diseases

edited by

Ravendra P. Chauhan

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1779 | Submission Open

Keywords: mRNA vaccine; recombinant vaccine; antigen presentation; antigen delivery; infectious diseases; emerging viruses

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

Microbial Enzymes—Tools for Biotechnological Processes

edited by

Rita de Cássia Garcia Simão

and

Rosane Marina Peralta

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1757 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular tools; biotechnological applications; enzyme engineering; industrial microbial enzymes; sustainability and circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Poultry Pathogens and Poultry Diseases, 3rd Edition

edited by

Renfu Yin

and

Aleksandar Dodovski

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1681 | Submission Open

Keywords: poultry pathogens; poultry diseases; avian viruses and diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

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

edited by

Teresa Semedo-Lemsaddek

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1665 | 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)

Fruit Wine Fermentation and Microbial Communities

edited by

Feifei Gao

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1651 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruit wine; fermentation; lactic acid bacteria; yeast; microbial diversity; flavor; volatile compounds; metabolites

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

Klebsiella pneumoniae: Resistance, Virulence, and Epidemiology in Healthcare and Community Settings

edited by

Branka Bedenic

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1575 | Submission Open

Keywords: Klebsiella pneumoniae; hypervirulent CRKP (hv-CRKP); carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP); community-acquired infections; immune evasion; biofilm formation; global dissemination

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

New Advances in Sporothrix and Sporotrichosis

edited by

Sandro Pereira

and

Damiana Téllez-Martínez

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1518 | Submission Open

Keywords: Sporothrix; sporotrichosis; fungus– environment interactions; zoonotic transmission; molecular diagnosis; antifungal therapy; omics approaches; host– pathogen interactions; immunotherapeutic strategies; immune response

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

Microbial Communities Responding to Emerging Contaminants in Wastewater Treatment

edited by Yiqi Cao, Jiajie Xu and

Qian Chen

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1386 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological wastewater treatment; emerging contaminants; environmental conditions; microbial community; community stability; resource recovery; sustainable development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

The Molecular Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases, 2nd Edition

edited by Jonathan Hon-kwan Chen

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1369 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular epidemiology; infectious diseases; outbreak investigations; transmission; genotyping; disease control

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

Microbiome Innovations in Food Systems for a Green Future

edited by

and

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1329 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil fertility; climate change; crop resilience; sustainable food processes; global food security; alternative protein production; dietary sustainability; food preservation; functional foods; human and animal health; waste management; circular economy; sustainable food policies and regulations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiomes)

Recent Advances in Diagnostic Microbiology

edited by Hin Fung Tsang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1280 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovations; diagnostic microbiology; infectious diseases; patient management; artificial intelligence; machine learning; next-generation sequencing; antimicrobial resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Advancement in Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) Vaccines

edited by Ann-Mari Svennerholm

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1277 | Submission Open

Keywords: ETEC vaccine candidates; protective antigens; adjuvants; clinical trial phase 1-2b; ETEC epidemiology; travellers; children in LMIC; ETEC in animals

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

Molecular Mechanisms of Algal and Microbial Adaptation to Extreme Temperature Conditions

edited by

Senjie Lin

and

Tangcheng Li

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1172 | Submission Open

Keywords: algae; molecular mechanisms; genomic; adaptation; plasticity; extremophiles; thermophilic; psychrophilic; temperature effects; global warming

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Engineering of Microbial Factories for the Production of Useful Compounds

edited by

Yun-Peng Chao

and

Chung-Jen Chiang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1044 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial factories; metabolic engineering; synthetic biology; sustainable bioprocess

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Ecology and Genetics of Medically Important Fungi

edited by

Caroline Maria Marcos

Liliana Scorzoni

and

Haroldo de Oliveira

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1001 | Submission Open

Keywords: medical mycology; fungal ecology; molecular genetics of pathogenic fungi; antifungal resistance; fungal omics; host– pathogen interaction; environmental adaptation; fungal virulence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Detection and Analysis of Clinical Microbial Infections, Third Edition

edited by

Stefano Ravaioli

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 984 | Submission Open

Keywords: microorganisms’ detection and analysis; clinical microbiology; identification technologies; new identification methods; heterogeneous dissemination; unculturable pathogens; mixed microbial populations; new emerging pathogens; genomics; transcriptomics; proteomics; metabolomics; standardization of testing; sample data centralization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Advances in Aspergillus and Aspergillosis

edited by

Raquel Sabino

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 983 | 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)

Pediatric Osteoarticular Infections: Diagnosis, Management, and Emerging Challenges

edited by

Ceroni Dimitri

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 983 | Submission Open

Keywords: osteoarticular; joint; bone; infection; nucleic acid amplification assays; PCR; mNGS; management; surgery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Advances in Fundamentals and Application of Microbial Industrial Biotechnology

edited by

J.H. de Winde

and

Arthur Ram

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 974 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial industrial biotechnology; industrial microbiology; applied microbiology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Lactic Acid Bacteria and Dairy Food Production

edited by

Kristina Kondrotiene

Jurgita Aksomaitiene

and Aleksandr Novoslavskij

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 970 | Submission Open

Keywords: lactic acid bacteria; probiotic microorganisms; bioactive compounds; dairy foods; metagenomics; fermentation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

Foodborne Pathogens in Complex Food Systems: Ecology, Surface Interactions, and Sustainable Control Strategies

edited by

Wilson Jose Fernandes Lemos Junior

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 944 | Submission Open

Keywords: foodborne pathogens; microbial ecology; predictive models; packaging– pathogen interactions; plastics; metals; food-contact surfaces; ozone; ohmic heating; sustainable interventions; biofilms; food safety monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

Emerging Technologies for Pathogen Detection in Agriculture, Medicine, and Food Safety

edited by

Adriana Calderaro

and

Fangchi Shao

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 906 | Submission Open

Keywords: pathogen detection; biosensors; microfluidics; molecular diagnostics; antimicrobial resistance; point-of-care testing; food safety; artificial Intelligence

Research on Antimicrobial Activity of Natural Products, Third Edition

edited by

Rosário Martins

Maria De Fátima Carvalho

and

Mónica Vieira

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 888 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial activity; bacteria; cyanobacteria; fungi; antibiotic resistance; natural compounds

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

Environmental Microbes in Antimicrobial Resistance and Soil Pollution Mitigation

edited by Yan Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 885 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; genes; microbial bioremediation; soil; microbial communities; pollutant degradation; bioremediation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Current Insight into the Evolving Landscape of Respiratory Infections in a Post-Pandemic Era

edited by

Anamarija Jurčev-Savičević

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 747 | Submission Open

Keywords: respiratory infections surveillance; respiratory infections in migrants and refugees; current perspectives in testing and diagnosis; vaccination strategies; preventive measures

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

State-of-the-Art Veterinary Microbiology in Italy (2026)

edited by

Simone Peletto

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 646 | Submission Open

Keywords: poultry diseases; pig diseases; cattle diseases; sheep and goat diseases; companion animals; laboratory animal diseases; AMR in animals; One Health; zoonotic infectious disease; animal models of infectious diseases; veterinary epidemiology; microbial virulence; pathology; animal microbiome; diagnosis and surveillance; immune response to infection in animals; vaccination; novel approaches to infection control; probiotics and prebiotics; exotic disease and diseases in zoological gardens

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Trichomonas vaginalis and Trichomoniasis: Biomarkers and Possible Pharmacological Alternatives

edited by

María Elizbeth Alvarez-Sánchez

Julio César Torres-Romero

and

Elisa Elvira Figueroa-Angulo

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 610 | Submission Open

Keywords: trichomoniasis in men; biomarkers; pharmaceutical alternatives

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Microbial Nutrient Cycling Mechanisms

edited by

Jiawen Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 521 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbes; nutrient cycling; mechanism; carbon; nitrogen; phosphorus; sulfur; environmental factors; biotechnology applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

State-of-the-Art Gut Microbiota in the USA (2026)

edited by

Carl Gordon Johnston

and

Todd Riley Callaway

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 470 | Submission Open

Keywords: structure and function of the microbiota; microbial community genetics; transcriptomics; proteomics and metabolomics; interaction within the microbiota; metabolic interaction with the host; inflammatory diseases; interaction with the immune system; microbial biodegradation of nutrients and xenobiotics; microbial ecology; microbial functions in the different habitats within the gut; metabolic flux analysis; analysis of functionalities by stable isotope probing (dna; rna and protein); model systems for studying microbiome biology; novel technologies for the analysis of structure and function of the microbiota

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gut Microbiota)

Bacterial Infection in Soft Tissue and Diabetic Foot

edited by

Lorenzo Drago

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 466 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacterial infections; soft and bone tissues; diabetic foot; anti-biofilm; antibiotic; antimicrobial therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Surveillance of Pathogens in Wastewater

edited by Maria Clementina Caputo,

Osvalda De Giglio

and

Antonietta Celeste Turturro

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 393 | Submission Open

Keywords: water pollution; emerging pathogens; wastewater; antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARBs); antibiotic-resistant genes (ARGs); public health; porous media; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Exploring the Gut–Brain Axis in Dementia: Biomarkers, Microbiota, and Machine Learning Approaches

edited by

Bing-Mu Hsu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 383 | Submission Open

Keywords: gut-brain axis; microbiota; biomarkers; machine learning; dementia

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gut Microbiota)

State-of-the-Art Medical Microbiology in the USA

edited by Maria E. Aguero-Rosenfeld

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 321 | Submission Open

Keywords: medical microbiology; medical fungi; medical bacterial

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

African Swine Fever Virus: Virulence-Associated Genes and the Pathogenesis and Immunoevasion Mechanisms

edited by

Shawn Babiuk

and

Andrei Ungur

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 321 | Submission Open

Keywords: African swine fever virus (ASFV); virulence determinants; immunoevasion mechanisms; host– pathogen interactions; multigene families (MGFS)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Exploration of Marine Microbial Resources

edited by

Haibo Zhou

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 317 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine microorganisms; natural products; biosynthetic mechanism; genome mining; synthetic biology; microbial biotechnology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Advances in the Human Oral Microbiome: From Ecology to Precision Therapeutics

edited by

Dennis Cvitkovitch

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 316 | Submission Open

Keywords: oral microbiome; biofilm ecology; multi-omics profiling; host– microbe interactions; precision therapeutics; salivary diagnostics; dysbiosis and disease; probiotics and phage therapy; spatial imaging; oral– systemic axis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiomes)

The Oral Microbiome in Health and Disease: A Focus on Periodontics, Implants, and Endodontics

edited by

Maria Pia Di Palo

, Giuseppina De Benedetto and Flora Salzano

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 294 | Submission Open

Keywords: periodontal microbiota; oral microbiota; antibiotic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Microbial Community Structure and Functions in Marine Sediments

edited by

Asunción Lago-Lestón

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 290 | Submission Open

Keywords: sediment microbiome; marine microbial ecology; deep-sea sediments; coastal sediments; biogeochemical cycles; metagenomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

One Health Approaches to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance in Veterinary

edited by

Marina Spinu

Luminita Costinar

and

Corina Pascu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 290 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance (AMR); one health approach; veterinary epidemiology; zoonotic pathogens; antimicrobial stewardship

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

State-of-the-Art Medical Microbiology in Italy (2025, 2026)

edited by

Laura Di Renzo

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 287 | Submission Open

Keywords: medical microbiology; pathogens; host-pathogen interaction; antimicrobial resistance; epidemiology; infectious diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Secondary Metabolism of Microorganisms, 4th Edition

edited by

Carlos García-Estrada

and

Carlos Barreiro

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

Keywords: microbial secondary metabolites; the regulation of secondary metabolism; communication between microbial communities

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Probiotics and Postbiotics: Advances in Functional Foods and Health Applications

edited by

Tomas García-Cayuela

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 277 | Submission Open

Keywords: probiotics; postbiotics; functional foods; microbiota; health applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Bacterial Genetics and Antibiotic Resistances

edited by

Santosh Kumar

and

Valerie Carabetta

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 276 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacterial genetics and epigenetics; gene function and gene regulation; antibiotic resistance genes; efflux pumps; novel drug-targets; multidrug-resistant strains

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

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