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Gut Microbiota, Diet, and Gastrointestinal Cancer, 2nd Edition

edited by Flavio De Maio and

Marco Cintoni

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 82 | 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)

Microbial Gene Editing Technology

edited by Yeshi Yin and Aihua Deng

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 79 | Submission Open

Keywords: gene editing; CRISPR/Cas; genome engineering; microbial cell factory

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

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

edited by

Teresa Semedo-Lemsaddek

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 79 | 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)

Host–Microbiota Interaction in Metabolic Diseases

edited by

Zhipeng Li

and

Weiwei He

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 77 | 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)

Emerging Pathogen Infections and Host Immune

edited by

Barbara Camilloni

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 75 | 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)

Marine Microbial Systems: From Molecular Mechanisms to Biotechnological Innovations

edited by

Hainan Su

and

Yuqiang Zhang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 70 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine microorganisms; functional enzymes; bioactive secondary metabolites; bio-manufacturing; bio-pharmaceutical; bio-agriculture; environmental governance

(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 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 70 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Probiotics: The Current State of Scientific Knowledge (2nd Edition)

edited by

Jacek Piatek

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 61 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbiota modification; microbiological techniques for identifying microorganisms; probiotics in therapy; probiotics and antibiotic resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gut Microbiota)

Advances in Microbial Food Safety

edited by

Tünde Pusztahelyi

and

Szilvia Kovács

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 59 | 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)

Gut–Organ Axis in Bacterial and Viral Infections

edited by

Hideo Kato

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 58 | Submission Open

Keywords: gut; bacteria; virus; infection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gut Microbiota)

Novel Disinfectants and Antiviral Agents

edited by

Takashi Onodera

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 55 | 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)

Recent Insights of the Role of Microorganisms in Bovine Medicine

edited by

Menno Holzhauer

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Feature Papers in Biofilms and Materials in Asia

edited by

Hideyuki Kanematsu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 44 | Submission Open

Keywords: biofilm formation; anti-biofilm; biofilm-controlling materials; biofilms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biofilm)

New Advancements in the Field of Leishmaniasis, 2nd Edition

edited by

Pedro Cecílio

, Ana Victoria Ibarra-Meneses and Eva Iniguez

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open

Keywords: leishmaniasis; leishmania; sand flies; parasite development; parasite transmission; parasite tropism; asymptomatic infection; determinants of infection/pathogenicity

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

New Advances in Sporothrix and Sporotrichosis

edited by

Sandro Pereira

and

Damiana Téllez-Martínez

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 42 | 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)

Effects of Electrical Stimulation on Emerging Contaminants and Microbial Communities in Wastewater

edited by

Nuerla Ailijiang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 41 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioelectrochemical systems; water pollution control; emerging contaminants; antibiotics; persistent organic pollutants; microbial communities; antibiotic resistance genes; environmental behavior; constructed wetlands; low-temperature treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Antimicrobial Efficacy of Medicinal and Wild Edible Fruits

edited by

Nkoana Ishmael Mongalo

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 32 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotic resistance; plant-based compounds; fractionation; characterized compounds; metabolites; NMR; GC-MS; LC-MS

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

Microbial Infections during Pregnancy: Second Edition

edited by

Shubhada Bopegamage

Pavel Bostik

and

Igor Rusnak

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9611 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbes; infection outcome; pregnancy; fetus; diagnostics; TORCH

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

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

edited by Ahmad Humayun Kabir

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 541 | 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)

Microbial Safety and Molecular Detection in Food Production and Processing

edited by

Julio Parra-Flores

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 246 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbiological quality of foods; pathogens and opportunistic foodborne pathogens; molecular epidemiology of foodborne illness; molecular characterization of foodborne pathogens; biofilm; sanitizers; and control of pathogens in food production plants; virulence factors; antibiotic resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

Genomics of Microorganisms from Traditional Fermented Products

edited by

Cristian Mauricio Barreto Pinilla

and Frank Guzman

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 48 | Submission Open

Keywords: fermented foods; microbial genomics; metabolic pathways; probiotics; food safety; biotechnology; metagenomics; flavor development; traditional foods; microbial ecology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

Evolution and Spread of Drug-Resistant Pathogens

edited by

Marcos Paulo Vieira Cunha

and

Elena Bello-López

submission deadline 19 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 62 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance (AMR); food-borne pathogens; superbugs; one health; horizontal gene transfer; mobile genetic elements (MGEs); surveillance and monitoring; resistant pathogens outbreaks; resistance mechanisms

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

Current Developments in Urogenital Infections

edited by

Charalambos Gogos

and

Karolina Akinosoglou

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4148 | Submission Open

Keywords: urinary tract infection; genital tract infection; sexually transmitted disease

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Microbial Bioprocesses

edited by Walter José Martínez-Burgos

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2437 | 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 in Bacterial Genetics and Evolution

edited by

Renato Fani

and

Anna Maria Puglia

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 46 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacterial genetics; environmental adaptation; gene and genome evolution; regulatory networks; host microbiome; bacterial interactions; biotechnology; bioinformatics

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

Diversity and Applications of Yeasts: Food, Plant and Human Health

edited by

Elena Servienė

and

Juliana Lukša

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 35 | Submission Open

Keywords: yeasts; taxonomy; diversity; yeast communities; environment; biocontrol; pathogenicity; interactions; adaptation; cultivation techniques; multi-omics approach

Epidemiology and Control Strategies for Brucellosis

edited by

Fabrizio De Massis

and Giuliano Garofolo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 23176 | Submission Open

Keywords: brucellosis; surveillance; control; eradication; vaccination

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

New Knowledge in the Study of Coronaviruses: Towards One Health and Whole Genome Sequencing Approaches, 2nd Edition

edited by

Simone Peletto

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 17528 | Submission Open

Keywords: coronaviruses; whole genome sequencing Approaches; one health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Virology)

Advanced Research on Microbial Biofilms—a Themed Issue in Honor of Professor Gianfranco Donelli

edited by Jeffrey B. Kaplan, Steven L. Percival and

Lorenzo Drago

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12683 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial biofilms; antibiofilm; biofilm development; evolution of biofilms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biofilm)

Shiga-Toxin Producing Escherichia coli and the Animal Host

edited by

Indira Kudva

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 12479 | Submission Open

Keywords: E. coli; STEC; animal-host; interaction; colonization; pathogenicity; diagnosis; prevention; therapy; alternatives

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Molecular Epidemiology, Diagnostics and Management of Respiratory Virus Infections (2nd Edition)

edited by

Hirokazu Kimura

and

Mitsuru Sada

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10824 | Submission Open

Keywords: viral respiratory infections; molecular epidemiology; diagnostics; management

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

Microbial Safety and Beneficial Microorganisms in Foods

edited by

Theodoros Varzakas

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8964 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial safety; foodborne pathogens; beneficial microorganisms; food processing; fermentation-oriented foods; probiotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

Chlamydiae and Chlamydia-Like Infections

edited by

Servaas A. Morré

and Stephan Verweij

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8785 | Submission Open

Keywords: Chlamydiales; Chlamydia infection; molecular and cell biology; genetics and genomics; host– pathogen interaction; diagnostics; vaccine development; epidemiology; prevention and policy; zoonosis; Chlamydia-like; model systems to study Chlamydiae and Chlamydia-like infections

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Genomics and Epidemiology of Clinical Microorganisms

edited by

Addy Cecilia Helguera-Repetto

and

Moises Leon-Juarez

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8368 | Submission Open

Keywords: infectious disease epidemiology; pathogen genomics; molecular characterization of microorganisms; clinical outcomes of infectious diseases; virulence determinants; antibiotic resistance; pathogen gene expression

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Intestine as a Hub for Host-Microbe Interactions and Its Impact on Local and Systemic Health

edited by

Helioswilton Sales-Campos

and

José Luiz de Brito Alves

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7745 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbiota; gut pathogens; immune response; inflammation; dysbiosis; infection; nutritional status

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gut Microbiota)

Persistence and Antimicrobial Resistance of Bacterial Pathogens in the Food Processing Environment

edited by Marios Mataragas,

Shuxiang Liu

and

Nikolaos D. Andritsos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7223 | Submission Open

Keywords: foodborne pathogens; pathogenic bacteria; Salmonella; Campylobacter; Listeria monocytogenes; microbial persistence; bacterial stresses; antimicrobial resistance; antibiotic susceptibility; quaternary ammonium compounds

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

Diet, Supplements, Lifestyle and Human Microbiota: Impacts on Health and Disease

edited by

Valerio Pazienza

and

Concetta Finocchiaro

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6329 | Submission Open

Keywords: human microbiome; dysbiosis; cancer; vaginal microbiota; sport; nutrition; lifestyle; pathological condition; infertility; IVF

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiomes)

Bioproduction of Functional and Bioactive Ingredients: State of the Art and Technological Advances

edited by Gustavo Molina

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5972 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial metabolic engineering; upscale technology; bioprocess optimization; agroindustrial residues; functional ingredients; bioactive compounds; probiotics and prebiotics; antimicrobial peptides; vitamins and antioxidants; industrial biotechnology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

The Central Role of Microbiota in Eye Health

edited by

Francesco Petrillo

and

Elisa Zanotto

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5409 | Submission Open

Keywords: eye health; microbiota; next-generation sequencing; immune system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Biofilm: Formation, Control, and Applications

edited by Huan Gu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5376 | Submission Open

Keywords: biofilm formation; material properties; cell-to-cell interactions; prevention; removal; control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biofilm)

Advancing Microbial Taxonomy and Genomics: Bridging Diversity and Functionality

edited by

Sathiyaraj Srinivasan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4916 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial taxonomy; genomics; extremophiles; unculturable microorganisms; hybrid sequencing; microbial communities; functional genomics; culture-independent methods; comparative genomics; prokaryotic and eukaryotic microbes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiomes)

Disinfection, Inactivation, and Sterilization of Pathogens and Biotoxins: Emerging Technologies and Strategies

edited by

Akikazu Sakudo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4717 | Submission Open

Keywords: disinfection technologies; pathogen inactivation; sterilization techniques; biotoxin degradation; advanced disinfection methods; public health

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

Pathogens in Aquaculture Environments

edited by Eduardo Quiroz-Gúzman

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4667 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacterial pathogens; bacterial pathogen database; aquaculture; disease; bacterial fish pathogens; bacterial shrimp pathogens; bacterial adhesion; bacterial colonization; virulence factor; pathogen– host interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Advanced Research on Antimicrobial Activity of Natural Products

edited by

Anca Zanfirescu

and Corina Andrei

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4373 | 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)

Feature Papers in Food Microbiology

edited by

Giuseppe Comi

Antonio Bevilacqua

and Francesca Coppola

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4342 | Submission Open

Keywords: new products; functional food; starter cultures and bioprotection; metagenomics and metabolomics; new identification methods; food waste recycling; novel pre-pro-syn-postbiotic applications; foodborne pathogens; innovations in traditional and new fermented foods; microorganisms in food ecosystems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Diagnostics and Genomic/Molecular Epidemiology of Multidrug-Resistant Isolates

edited by

Anna Baraniak

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4328 | Submission Open

Keywords: enterobacterales; antibiotic resistance; ß -lactamases; carbapenemases; multidrug-resistant isolates; epidemiology

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

State-of-the-Art Environmental Microbiology in China 2025

edited by

Zhiyong Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3875 | Submission Open

Keywords: structure and function of microbial communities; microbial community genetics; transcriptomics; proteomics and metabolomics; microbial interaction; microbial communication; microbial ecology; microbial population biology; biogeochemical processes (C; N; P; S cycles); microbial life in extreme environments; evolutionary processes of microbial communities; biofilm formation and the surfaces of microbes; metabolic flux analysis and stable isotope probing (DNA; RNA and protein); microbiome biology of environmental habitats (e.g.; soil; rhizosphere or aquifer); microbial treatment: microbial biodegradation; microbial bioremediation; microbial and waste recycling; microbial pesticide; microbial fertilizer; and others; microbial pollution: pathogenic microorganisms in the environment (water/soil/air/food); microbial metabolism; environmental pollution (e.g.; microbial toxin); and others; microbiological monitoring: testing method and monitoring technique development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention of Viral Infections

edited by

Alexandro Guterres

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3812 | Submission Open

Keywords: viral infections; molecular diagnostics; antiviral therapies; RNA-based vaccines; point-of-care testing; emerging viruses; drug resistance; immunotherapy; viral biomarkers; prevention strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Virology)

Fungus: Diversity, Genomics and Genetics

edited by

Isabel Antonieta Iturrieta-González

and Patrício Christian Godoy-Martínez

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3801 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal diversity; fungal genomics; phylogenetics; fungal taxonomy; Ascomycota; Basidiomycota; phylogeny; cryptic species; taxonomy; phytopathogenic fungi

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Probiotics, Prebiotics, and Gut Microbes—Second Edition

edited by

Oleg Paliy

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3191 | Submission Open

Keywords: probiotics; prebiotics; gut microbes; host health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gut Microbiota)

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