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Novel Antimicrobial Approaches in Biofilm Control in the Food Industry: Future Perspectives

edited by

Ružica Tomičić

and

Meta Sterniša

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 434 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial growth; biofilm formation; antimicrobial strategies; food industry; combined treatments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biofilm)

Resistance of Gram-Negative Bacteria to Last-Resort Antibacterials

edited by Sophia Vourli

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 376 | Submission Open

Keywords: last-resort antimicrobials; mechanisms of resistance to new antimicrobials; PK/PD of new and old antimicrobials; combination therapy; resistance genomics

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

Microparasites: Diversity, Phylogeny and Molecular Characterization

edited by Alena Mayo Iniguez

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 360 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Fruit Wine Fermentation and Microbial Communities

edited by

Feifei Gao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 357 | 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)

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 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 340 | Submission Open

Keywords: trichomoniasis in men; biomarkers; pharmaceutical alternatives

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Microbial Biofilms and Biofouling

edited by

James S. Maki

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 339 | 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)

Microbe-Plant-Environment Interactions over Time

edited by

Phatu Mashela

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 332 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbe– plant– environment interaction; crops; plant pathogen

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

Rare Human Pathogens

edited by Percy Schröttner

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 308 | Submission Open

Keywords: rare; pathogen; diseases; pathogenic bacteria

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Role of Microbes in the Remediation of Pollutants in the Environment, 2nd Edition

edited by Lilan Zhang and Xiaowei Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 214 | 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)

Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention of Biofilm Infections—How to Proceed?

edited by Niels Høiby and Claus Moser

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open

Keywords: biofilm; biofilm infections; chronic infections; foreign body infections; implant infections

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biofilm)

Bloodstream Infection: Common and Uncommon Pathogens

edited by Carola Mauri

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 186 | Submission Open

Keywords: bloodstream infection (BSI); pathogens; antibiotic resistance; new drugs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Human Microbiome and Microbial Ecology of Oral Diseases

edited by

Ana Pucar

and Sanja Matić Petrović

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 173 | Submission Open

Keywords: oral microbiome; biofilms; dysbiosis; antimicrobial strategies; host– microbiota interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiomes)

Probiotic and Postbiotic Properties of Lactobacillus, 2nd Edition

edited by

Sang-Ho Baik

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 168 | Submission Open

Keywords: Lactobacillus; probiotics; postbiotics; novel probiotic properties; next-generation probiotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

Parasitic Diseases in Livestock, 2nd Edition

edited by

Aleksandra Uzelac

Luca Villa

and

Ivana Klun

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 151 | 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)

Microbiome Research for Animal, Plant and Environmental Health: Second Edition

edited by

Alex Galanis

and

Aglaia Pappa

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 145 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental microbiome; soil microbiome; rhizobiome; host– microbe interactions; microbiome manipulation; sustainable agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiomes)

Anaerobic Gut Fungi: Ecological Role and Biotechnological Potential

edited by Radwa Hanafy

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

Keywords: anaerobic gut fungi; neocallimastigomycota; CAZymes; rumen microbiome; microbial symbiosis; methanogenesis; host– microbe interaction; bioenergy; fungal biotechnology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gut Microbiota)

Gut Microbiota and Metabolic Disease Pathogenesis

edited by

Gerald Maarman

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open

Keywords: gut microbiota dynamics (structural/morphological/anatomical changes; eubiosis; and dysbiosis); exploring healthy gut microbiota; gut microbiota; host genetics; and epigenetics; gut microbiota shotgun metagenomics; single-cell sequencing; CRISPR editing; and spatial profiling; transcriptomics; proteomics; and metabolomics; mitochondrial bioenergetics and metabolism; mitochondrial signaling; personalized and precision microbiome therapies; microbial metabolites as therapeutics; gut– brain axis and neuroactive microbes; gut– brain axis in cardio-pulmonary vascular diseases; gut involvement in metabolic diseases; gut microbiota in immune-oncology and cancer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gut Microbiota)

Microbiome Innovations in Food Systems for a Green Future

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 141 | 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)

Bacterial Resistance and Adaptation in the Post-Antibiotic Ban Era

edited by

Abdelaziz Ed-Dra

and

Min Yue

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 129 | Submission Open

Keywords: impact of antibiotic bans; antibiotic use; antimicrobial resistance; antibiotic restrictions

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

Chemolithoautotrophic Microorganisms—Pioneers of Biospheric Evolution and Sustainable Biotechnology

edited by Lijing Jiang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 128 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemolithoautotrophic microorganisms; ancient metabolic pathways; extreme environmental; microbial– mineral interactions; industrial applications; extraterrestrial life

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

State-of-the-Art Environmental Microbiology in Canada 2025, 2026

edited by

Cassandre Lazar

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open

Keywords: microorganisms; environment; microbial communication; microbial ecology; biodegradation; bioremediation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Microbial Nutrient Cycling Mechanisms

edited by

Jiawen Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 120 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Advances in Microbial Biofilm Formation (2nd Edition)

edited by

Ute Römling

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

Keywords: commensal; environment; metabolism; multi-disciplinarity; pathogen; second messenger signaling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biofilm)

State of the Art of Gut Microbiota in Italy (2025, 2026)

edited by

Maddalena Rossi

and Francesco Candeliere

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open

Keywords: metagenomics; genomics; gut microbiota; probiotics; microbial ecology; microbial biotechnology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gut Microbiota)

Integrative Metabolic Modelling of Bacterial Systems in Microbiome Contexts: From Genomes to Community Functions

edited by Arianna Basile

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 110 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbiome; multi-omics; microbial communities; metabolic modelling; bioinformatics tools

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiomes)

Breaking Barriers: The Breakdown of Epithelial Defenses by Pathogens

edited by

Karen Bohmwald

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

Keywords: epithelial barrier; blood– brain barrier; barrier breakdown; pathogen invasion; tight junctions; endothelial cells; mucosal immunity; host– pathogen interaction; epithelial remodeling; neuroinvasion; respiratory tract

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Antimicrobial Research: In Silico Strategies for Drug Discovery Against Microbial Infections

edited by

Alejandro Speck-Planche

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 103 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibacterial; antifungal; antiparasitic; antiviral; AI/machine learning; QSAR; complex network analysis; ligand-based drug discovery; structure-based drug discovery; de novo design; molecular modeling; chemoinformatics

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

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

edited by

Dennis Cvitkovitch

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 102 | 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)

Unraveling the Mysteries of Gut Microbiota to Advance Sustainable Aquaculture

edited by Qunlan Zhou

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open

Keywords: gut microbiota; functional probiotics; immunity; nutrition; multi-omics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gut Microbiota)

New Developments in Virus Detection and Disinfection in the Environment

edited by

Jinge Huang

and Xiuping Jiang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 96 | Submission Open

Keywords: virus; environmental surface; air; water; detection; disinfection

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

Diagnostic and Molecular Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases in Veterinary Medicine

edited by Seyed Ali Ghorashi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open

Keywords: ⁠veterinary medicine; ⁠veterinary science; ⁠veterinary pathology; ⁠molecular epidemiology; ⁠animal science; veterinary diagnostics; molecular diagnostics; infectious diseases; point-of-care testing; animal pathogens; zoonotic diseases; molecular typing; surveillance and monitoring; veterinary microbiology; diagnostic assay development; rapid diagnostics; veterinary pathogens; wildlife microbiology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Marine Agricultural Microorganisms

edited by

Donglin Zhao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine agricultural microorganisms; natural products; microbial pesticides; microbial fertilizers; microbial stimulants

(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 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gut Microbiota)

Sexually Transmitted Infections and Host Immune Response

edited by MacIej Pastuszczak

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open

Keywords: host immune response; syphilis; gonorrhea; non-gonococcal infections; HIV; STI

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

Current Updates on Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections

edited by

Maria Balasoiu

and Andreea-Loredana Golli

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; gram-negative bacterial infections; pathogens; Acinetobacter baumannii; hospital-acquired infections

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

Microbial Community Structure and Functions in Marine Sediments

edited by

Asunción Lago-Lestón

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 79 | 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)

Biofilms and Implantable Device-Related Infections

edited by

Felipe Francisco Tuon

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open

Keywords: biofilm formation; implant-associated infections; medical devices; antimicrobial resistance; infection prevention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biofilm)

Infectious Disease in Companion Animals

edited by

Olga Szalus̈-Jordanow

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 75 | Submission Open

Keywords: companion animals; veterinary medicine; infectious diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Engineering of Microbial Factories for the Production of Useful Compounds

edited by

Yun-Peng Chao

and

Chung-Jen Chiang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 67 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

The Gut–CKD Axis: Thinking Outside the Box

edited by

Julie Kemp

Denise Mafra

and Marcia Ribeiro

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 67 | Submission Open

Keywords: gut microbiota; cardiometabolic diseases; cardiovascular disease; diabetes; kidney disease; immune responses; host metabolism; microbiota-targeted therapies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gut Microbiota)

Molecular Mechanisms of Mammalian Intra-Amniotic Infection

edited by Matthew Jackson and Kevin Theis

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 67 | Submission Open

Keywords: intra-amniotic infections; microbes; pathogenic mechanisms

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

Nanoparticle-Based Vaccines and Therapeutics for Multidrug-Resistant Pathogens

edited by

Victor Nizet

and Elisabet Bjånes

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; nanotherapeutic; nanovaccine; nanomedicine; pathogen; multidrug resistance

(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 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Gut Microbiome in Homeostasis and Disease, 3rd Edition

edited by

Michael Doulberis

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2215 | Submission Open

Keywords: gut microbiome; dysbiosis; gut– brain axis; gut– liver axis; fecal microbiota transplantation; gut probiotics; commensal and non-commensal microorganisms; Helicobacter

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gut Microbiota)

Microorganisms in Aquatic Environments: Emphasis on Computational, In Vitro and Ex Vivo Studies

edited by Jovanka Lukić

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 270 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbiota; aquaculture; open water; in vitro; ex vivo; sequencing; modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Microbes for Sustainable Production

edited by

Yan Zhao

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 103 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial biotechnology; microbial community; microbial diversity; microbial interactions; sustainable production; microbial bioremediation and circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Infectious Disease Surveillance in Romania: Second Edition

edited by

Daniela Piţigoi

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 581 | Submission Open

Keywords: surveillance; vaccine preventable diseases; antimicrobial resistance; health care associated infection; influenza; COVID-19; Romania

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

Advances in Human Infections and Public Health

edited by Katrin Gaardbo Kuhn

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 24354 | Submission Open

Keywords: human infections; public health; advances; preparedness; control; prevention

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

Current Pattern in Epidemiology and Antifungal Resistance

edited by

Carmen Rodríguez-Cerdeira

, Javier Araiza Santibáñez and

José Pereira Brunelli

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13660 | Submission Open

Keywords: Candida albicans; Candida auris; Candida glabrata; Candida parapsilosis; Aspergillus fumigatus; Cryptococcus neoformans; Mucormycosis; emerging fungal infections; nosocomial transmission; determination of antifungal susceptibility; resistance to antifungal agents; adaptation; rate of mutation and reproduction; molecular methods to determine resistance; the study of new antifungal agents; genotypic characterization techniques; invasive infections caused by filamentous fungi; antimicrobial peptides with antifungal properties; antifungal resistance in dermatophytes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Advances in Halophilic Microorganisms

edited by

Maria del Rayo Sanchez-Carbente

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6758 | Submission Open

Keywords: halophilic; microbe; extremophiles; biotechnology; taxonomy and biodiversity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

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