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Advances in Toxoplasma gondii and Toxoplasmosis

edited by

Maria Luz Galván-Ramírez

and Jorge Enrique Gómez Marín

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3155 | Submission Open

Keywords: Toxoplasma gondii; toxoplasmosis; immune response; diagnosis; treatment; epidemiology

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

Feature Paper in Plant–Microbe Interactions in Asia

edited by

Congyan Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2888 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant; microbe; interactions; community structure; growth performance; metabolic activity

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

Pathogenic Microbes in the Environment and Infectious Disease Control

edited by

Panagiotis Karanis

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2514 | Submission Open

Keywords: pathogens; bacteria; viruses; fungi; parasites; environment; epidemiology; control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Pathogenic Biofilms: Physiology, Molecular Mechanisms and Counter Strategies

edited by

Domenico Franco

and

Laura Maria De Plano

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2450 | Submission Open

Keywords: pathogenic biofilm; planktonic and sessile cells; antiadhesive and antifouling strategies; quorum sensing; quorum quenching; extracellular polymeric substances (EPSs); phage therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biofilm)

Phytoplasmas and Phytoplasma Diseases

edited by

Carmine Marcone

and

Assunta Bertaccini

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2429 | Submission Open

Keywords: yellows and decline diseases; ‘ Candidatus Phytoplasma’ species; 16Sr group/subgroups; Phytoplasma taxonomy; symptomatology; epidemiology; fruit trees; forest trees; shrubs; herbaceous crops; flower crops; weeds

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

Microbes in Aquaculture

edited by

Jiasong Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2317 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquaculture microbiomes; probiotics in aquaculture; gut microbiota; disease management; pathogen and host interaction; water quality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

The Vaginal Microbiome in Health and Disease

edited by

Zohar Nachum

and

Enav Yefet

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2139 | Submission Open

Keywords: vaginal flora; pathogenesis; therapeutic approaches; health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Research on Mosquito-Borne Pathogens

edited by

Diego Peres Alonso

and Paulo Eduardo Martins Ribolla

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1859 | Submission Open

Keywords: mosquito vector; mosquito pathogens; genetics; developmental biology; mosquito– pathogen interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Viral Infection on Swine: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Control

edited by Liwei Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1858 | Submission Open

Keywords: swine virus infection; variability; virulence; monoclonal antibody; diagnosis; surveillance; epidemiology; therapy; vaccine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Insights into Microbial Infections, Co-Infections, and Comorbidities

edited by

Zilungile Mkhize-Kwitshana

and

Veron Ramsuran

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1830 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; cancer; cardiovascular diseases; co-infections; comorbidities; complex disease profiles; diabetes; infection pathogenesis; immune modulation; microbiome and co-infections; noncommunicable diseases; pathogen interactions; pneumonia; pulmonary infections; sepsis; stress tolerance; therapeutics; vaccine development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Accelerated Topics in Public Health Microbiology and Microbial Food Safety

edited by

Aliyar Fouladkhah

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1792 | Submission Open

Keywords: public health microbiology; microbial food safety; water safety; infectious disease; climate change

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

Microorganisms: Climate Change and Terrestrial Ecosystems

edited by

Tengxiang Lian

and Xin Sui

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1744 | Submission Open

Keywords: global change biology; nitrogen depostion; soil microbial divesity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Marine Microbes, Biocontamination and Bioremediation

edited by

Hideyuki Kanematsu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1729 | Submission Open

Keywords: biofouling; biofilm; marine bacteria; marine structures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

The Notion of Microorganisms-Based Bio-Refinery: Transitioning from Wastewater Treatment to By-Products Recovery

edited by Giovanni Antonio Lutzu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1704 | Submission Open

Keywords: microalgae; mixotrophy; heterotrophy; bio-products; wastewater treatment; nutraceuticals; pharmaceuticals; biostimulants; bioplastics; biodiesel

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Microbial Food Webs

edited by Wuchang Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1596 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial food web; ciliates; flagellates; prokaryote; taxonomy; ecology; global change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Applied Gut Molecular Microbiology Technology

edited by

Donglei Sun

and

Yi-Zhou Gao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1290 | Submission Open

Keywords: gut microorganisms; applied microbiology; probiotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Plant Microbiome: Pioneering Microbiome-Driven Strategies for Climate-Resilient Agriculture

edited by

Dilfuza Egamberdieva

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1194 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant– microbe interactions; climate change mitigation; carbon sequestration; soil health; greenhouse gas reduction; microbial inoculants; sustainable agriculture

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

Selected Papers from the 3rd International Electronic Conference on Microbiology (ECM 2025)

edited by

Nico Jehmlich

Theodoros Varzakas

and

Ute Römling

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 961 | Submission Open

Keywords: gut microbiota; foodborne pathogens and food safety; antimicrobial agents and resistance; emerging infectious diseases; microbiome and soil science; microbial characterization and bioprocess; microbe-plant interactions

Interplays Between Gut Microbiome and Animal Health, Disease and Production Performance

edited by Shi-Yi Chen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 872 | Submission Open

Keywords: gut microbiota; host health and disease; production traits; domestic animals; microbiability; microbial heritability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Transcriptional Regulation in Bacteria, 2nd Edition

edited by

Tomohiro Shimada

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 847 | Submission Open

Keywords: transcription; gene regulation; genome regulation; regulatory network; RNA polymerase; sigma factor; transcription factor; nucleoid

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

The Pathogenesis, Epidemiology and Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases in Livestock Animals, 2nd Edition

edited by

Selwyn Arlington Headley

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 814 | Submission Open

Keywords: pathogenesis; epidemiology; diagnosis; livestock animals; infectious diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Microbial Fermentation in Food Processing

edited by

Wenchao Cai

and Qin Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 813 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial fermentation; food processing; flavor development; fermentation kinetics; microbial communities; metabolic pathways; food safety; sensory attributes; nutritional enhancement; food science and technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Plant-Microbe Interactome: The Green Dialogue Within the Plant Holobiont

edited by

Annamaria Bevivino

Alessia Fiore

and

Silvia Tabacchioni

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 794 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil microbiome; plant holobiont; one health; sustainable agriculture

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

Host–Microbiome Cross-Talk in Cancer Development and Progression

edited by

Subhadeep Das

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 765 | Submission Open

Keywords: dietary factors; epigenetic responses; bioinformatic and deep learning techniques; therapy; tumor microenvironment; microbiome-targeted therapies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiomes)

Fungi and Health

edited by

Jialing Bao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 737 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungi; human health; human pathogenic fungi; Aspergillus fumigatus; Cryptococcus neoformans and gattii; Candida albicans spp.; Coccidioides spp.; Microsporidia phylum; diagnostic methods; clinical data

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

New Trends in Medical Bacteriology: Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention—Second Edition

edited by

Norma Velazquez-Guadarrama

and Ma. Guadalupe Aguilera-Arreola

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 701 | Submission Open

Keywords: medical bacteria; diagnosis; treatment; prevention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

The Host Response to Animal Virus Infection

edited by Liwei Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 634 | Submission Open

Keywords: respiratory virus; coronavirus; emerging pathogens in animals; host immune response; innate immunity; neutralizing antibody; non-coding RNA; viral infection; antiviral agents; antiviral strategy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Soil Health and Plant Microbiome–Bioeffectors Relationship in Sustainable Agriculture, 2nd Edition

edited by

Nikolay Vassilev

and

Stefan Shilev

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 626 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant-associated microbiome; plant– microbiome bioeffectors; microbial diversity; soil health; sustainable agriculture; circular bioeconomy

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

Microbiome- and Host-Mediated Effects of Prebiotics in Foods and Feeds

edited by

Ian Connerton

and Adam Lee

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 575 | Submission Open

Keywords: prebiotics; gut microbiota; gut health; gut architecture; gut immunomodulation; beneficial microbes; oligosaccharides; microbiome manipulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

Gene Expression Profiling in Leishmania: From Basic Research to Vaccines and Drug Targets

edited by

Pedro José Alcolea

and Ana M. Alonso

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 556 | Submission Open

Keywords: Leishmania spp.; genomics; transcriptomics; proteomics; promastigotes; amastigotes; extracellular vesicles; vaccine candidates; drug target candidates; meta-analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Research on Airborne Microbial Communities

edited by

Changliang Nie

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 546 | Submission Open

Keywords: atmospheric microorganisms; bioaerosol; microbial community; air pollutant; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Beneficial Microbes: Food, Mood and Beyond—Third Edition

edited by

Mohamed Zommiti

and

Marc G. J. Feuilloley

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 540 | Submission Open

Keywords: prebiotics; probiotics; postbiotics; parabiotics; psycho-biotics; food; mood; benefactions; safety; antibiotics; neurotransmitters; humans; animals

Microbiota and Microbiomes in Plants, Animals and Environment: A One Health Perspective—Second Edition

edited by Moussa Diarra and

Wen Chen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 504 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbiota/microbiome; antimicrobial; disease and health; environment; climate; One Health approach

The Interactions Between Nutrients and Microbiota

edited by

Renata Barczyńska-Felusiak

and

Agnieszka Rudzka

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 463 | Submission Open

Keywords: diet; nutrients; microbiota; human health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

Epidemiology, Prevention and Control of Foodborne Microbial Pathogens, Second Edition

edited by

Gabriel Augusto Marques Rossi

Marcia Nitschke

and

Juliano Gonçalves Pereira

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 456 | Submission Open

Keywords: biofilms; Clostridium spp.; Escherichia coli; foodborne; Listeria monocytogenes; outbreaks; parasites; prions; Salmonella spp.; Staphylococcus aureus; Vibrio spp.; viruses

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

From Sewers to Solutions: Wastewater Surveillance in the Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance

edited by Mohamed M. H. Abdelbary,

Guido Werner

and Kazunari Sei

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 402 | Submission Open

Keywords: AMR pathogens in wastewater; carbapenem-resistant enterobacterales; wastewater resistome; culture-based detection; molecular methodologies for pathogens detection; digital PCR; hospital and urban Wastewater; wastewater microbiome; mobile genetic elements; AMR plasmids

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

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 347 | 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 343 | 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 301 | Submission Open

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

(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 299 | Submission Open

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

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

Microbial Biofilms and Biofouling

edited by

James S. Maki

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 277 | 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)

Rare Human Pathogens

edited by Percy Schröttner

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 265 | Submission Open

Keywords: rare; pathogen; diseases; pathogenic bacteria

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical 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 259 | Submission Open

Keywords: trichomoniasis in men; biomarkers; pharmaceutical alternatives

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

HIV Infections: Diagnosis and Drug Uses

edited by

Nompumelelo Mkhwanazi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 249 | Submission Open

Keywords: HIV prevention and vaccines; drug resistance; HIV-1 coinfections; HIV diagnosis; natural products as antiviral agents; immunomodulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Virology)

Advances in Novel Antibacterial Agents, 2nd Edition

edited by Mariateresa Vitiello

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 166 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacterial infections; multidrug-resistant bacteria; antimicrobials; natural products; resistance mechanisms

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

Advances in Plant–Soil–Microbe Interactions

edited by

Zelaya Molina Lily Xochilt

and

Sergio de los Santos Villalobos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 155 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant– soil– microbe interactions; rhizosphere microbiome; sustainable agriculture; environmental stressors; microbial inoculants

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

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

edited by

Angela Pista

and

Rita Batista

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 144 | 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)

Human Microbiome and Microbial Ecology of Oral Diseases

edited by

Ana Pucar

and Sanja Matić Petrović

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiomes)

Microbiological Approaches to Water Pollution Control and Water Ecological Restoration

edited by

Haiya Zhang

Weigao Zhao

and

Xiaoou Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial bioremediation; aquatic microbiome; nutrient removal (nitrogen/phosphorus); biofilm-mediated purification; artificial wetland microbiology; biochar-enhanced wastewater treatment; microbial fuel cells (MFCs); emerging contaminants degradation; microbial ecology in water distribution systems; climate-resilient water restoration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Probiotic and Postbiotic Properties of Lactobacillus, 2nd Edition

edited by

Sang-Ho Baik

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

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