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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 5664 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Virology)

Fungal Metabolites: Powering Pharmacological and Agricultural Frontiers

edited by

Maja Karaman

and

Ewa Zapora

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5618 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungi; fungal metabolites; polysaccharides; pharmacological applications; agricultural innovations; crop productivity; stress tolerance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Advances in Viral Disease Epidemiology and Molecular Pathogenesis

edited by

José Arellano-Galindo

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5510 | Submission Open

Keywords: epidemiology; molecular pathogenesis; host– virus interactions; genetic variation; viral transmission; vaccines and antivirals; zoonotic viruses; environmental reservoirs.

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

Antimicrobial Stewardship: Strategies for Optimizing Antimicrobial Use and Combating Resistance

edited by

Viorica Railean

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4901 | 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)

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 4706 | 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)

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 4566 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gut Microbiota)

Potential Antimicrobial Synergistic Interactions of Natural Products

edited by

Antonio Rosato

and Alexia Barbarossa

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4534 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; synergistic effect; natural substances

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

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 3886 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Nutrition and Gut Microbiome

edited by

Giuseppe Merra

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3732 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutrition; gut microbiome; diet; microbial diversity; pro-; pre- and post-biotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gut Microbiota)

Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Therapy—2nd Edition

edited by

Diamantis P. Kofteridis

and

Petros Ioannou

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3469 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Sustainable Waste Biotechnologies: Biodegradation, Biotransformation, and Bioconversion

edited by

Xin Zhao

and Lei Zhang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3236 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Advances in Microbial Cell Factories, 3rd Edition

edited by

Thomas Brück

and

Dania Awad

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3183 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; biotechnology; bioengineering; biocatalysis; fermentation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

New Progress in Animal Herpesviruses

edited by Angélica Cristine de Almeida Campos

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3150 | 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)

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 2986 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; human microbiome; public health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Latest Research on Clostridioides difficile

edited by

George Broukhanski

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2845 | 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 2842 | Submission Open

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

(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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2458 | 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)

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 2317 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Bacterial Virulence and Biosurfactants

edited by

Juliana Luna

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2154 | 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)

Epidemiology of Zoonotic Pathogens

edited by

Mirela Imre

and

Marius Stelian Ilie

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1915 | Submission Open

Keywords: zoonotic; pathogen; infection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Waterborne Pathogen Infection and Antibiotic Resistance

edited by Louise Weaver

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1788 | 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)

Hepatitis B Virus Infection and Vaccine

edited by Nishi Prabdial-Sing

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1636 | Submission Open

Keywords: hepatitis B virus; infection; vaccine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

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

edited by Lei Xu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1531 | Submission Open

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

(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 1529 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and Microbiome: Etiopathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Therapeutic Advances

edited by

Michael Doulberis

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1389 | 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)

Diagnosis and Pathogenesis of Infectious Diseases in Livestock

edited by Rachel J. Derscheid

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1251 | 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)

Gut Microbiome Composition in Livestock and Mice

edited by

Peng Huang

and Qian Lin

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1154 | Submission Open

Keywords: gut; microbiome; livestock; mice; health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

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 1105 | 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)

Emerging and Re-Emerging Infections in the Immunocompromised Host

edited by

Emanuele Palomba

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 975 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Microbial Communities in Soil: Drivers of Terrestrial Ecosystem Processes

edited by Xiawei Peng

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 964 | 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)

Effects of Diet and Nutrition on Gut Microbiota

edited by Heng Yuan and

Sunmin Park

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 787 | Submission Open

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

(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 669 | 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)

Beneficial Microorganisms for Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Tim J. Dumonceaux

and

Christina Eynck

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 504 | Submission Open

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

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

Airborne Microbes and Public Health

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

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 469 | 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)

Renaissance of Kinetic Studies in Modern Microbiology

edited by

Nicolai S. Panikov

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 338 | 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 324 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytoplankton; microalgae; cyanobacteria; water

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental 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 229 | 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)

Microalgae for Wastewater Treatment and Bioremediation of Contaminated Water Bodies

edited by

Christopher Q. Lan

and

Siwei Gu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 176 | Submission Open

Keywords: algae; water treatment; pollutant; biosorption; bioremediation; environmental biotechnology; modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Fungal Infections and Antifungal Agents

edited by

Stefanie Bressan Waller

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal infections; antifungal agents; antifungal drug discovery

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

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

edited by

José Miguel Mancheño

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 144 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Diversity, Function, and Ecology of Soil Microbial Communities

edited by

Adijailton José de Souza

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 120 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Environmental Virome: Diversity and Ecological Roles

edited by

Jun Liu

, Jie-Liang Liang and Shaoming Gao

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open

Keywords: virome; viral diversity; auxiliary metabolic genes; virus– host interactions; evolution; ecological roles; viral biogeography

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Advances in the Diagnosis and Management of Infectious Keratitis

edited by Ciro Costagliola,

Salvatore Troisi

, Francesco Matarazzo and

Mario Troisi

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open

Keywords: infectious keratitis; corneal infections; molecular diagnostics; antimicrobial resistance; biofilm-related infections; advanced imaging in ophthalmology; novel therapeutic strategies; ophthalmic microbiology; corneal ulcer management; pathogen identification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Mycobacterial Research

edited by

Kaixia Mi

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 108 | 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)

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

edited by Annapaola Callegaro

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 101 | 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)

Epidemiology, Biomarkers, Prevention and Therapy in Neonatal Infectious Diseases: From Empirical to Personalized Approach

edited by

Vito Mondı̀

Cinzia Auriti

Chryssoula Tzialla

and

Fiammetta Piersigilli

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open

Keywords: pharmacology in newborns; new biomarkers in neonatal infections; epidemiology of neonatal infections; omics in neonatal infections; prevention of neonatal infections; antibiotics in neonatal age

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

Respiratory Diseases and Microbiome Dysbiosis

edited by

Heleni Loutrari

and Paraskevi Katsaounou

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open

Keywords: upper and lower airway disorders; microbiome; inflammation; immune response; infections; allergies; dysbiosis; gut– lung axis; metagenomics; multi-omics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiomes)

Advances in Molecular Biology of Entamoeba histolytica

edited by Laurence A. Marchat

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 88 | 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)

Exploring the Diversity of Microbial Applications

edited by

Ihana Aguiar Severo

and

Anyong Hu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Rhizosphere Effectors in Plant–Microbe Interactions

edited by

Dongfei Han

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 83 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant– microbe interaction; innovative effector; rhizosphere effector

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

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