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Therapeutic Potential of Antimicrobial Peptides

edited by

Yonghong Zhang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1662 | Submission Open

Keywords: infectious disease; antibiotic resistance; antimicrobial peptides; peptide design; AMP identification; mode of action; therapeutic potential

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

Microbial Dysbiosis and Approaches to Restore Microbial Homeostasis

edited by

Zvi Loewy

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1621 | Submission Open

Keywords: biofilm; commensal organisms; pathogens; inhibition; eradication; anti-microbials; fecal microbial transplant; microbiome; dysbiosis; natural products

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

Food Microorganisms and Genomics, 2nd Edition

edited by

Stefano Raimondi

Alberto Amaretti

and

Francesco Candeliere

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1553 | Submission Open

Keywords: food microbiome; comparative genomics; foodborne pathogen; probiotics; technological starter

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

Gut Dysbiosis in Extraintestinal and Intestinal Diseases: Novel Target for Therapeutic Approaches

edited by Daniela Sartori

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1443 | Submission Open

Keywords: intestinal microbiome; gut microbiota; gut dysbiosis; host metabolism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gut Microbiota)

Advances in Enteric Infections Research

edited by

Andreas E. Zautner

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1399 | Submission Open

Keywords: enteric diseases; Arcobacter spp.; Campylobacter spp.; Salmonella enterica; Clostridioides difficile; Yersinia spp.; E. coli pathovars; Shigella spp.; epidemiology; diagnostic assays; proteomics; genomics; pathomechanisms; virulence factors; antimicrobial resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Microbial Evolutionary Genomics and Bioinformatics

edited by

Agostinho Antunes

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1327 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbiomes genomics; bacteria genomics diversity and evolution; irus genomics and evolution; microbial pathogenicity genomics; bioinformatics advances in microbial research; microbial-genome-encoded bioactive molecules

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiomes)

Emerging Diseases in Aquatic Animals

edited by Tran Ngoc Tuan and Nguyen Dinh-Hung

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1307 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging diseases; aquatic animal health; novel pathogens; disease outbreaks; diagnostic innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series on Fermented Foods: Diversity, Traditional Heritage and Innovation

edited by

Marta Laranjo

and

Pengjun Shi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1152 | Submission Open

Keywords: fermented foods; microbial foods; starter cultures; lactic acid bacteria; Gram-positive catalase-positive cocci; yeasts; foodborne pathogens; biogenic amines; probiotics; health benefits

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

Water Microorganisms Associated with Human Health, 2nd Edition

edited by

Ana Machado

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1035 | Submission Open

Keywords: drinking water; recreational water; microorganisms; biomarkers; emerging contaminants; risk assessment; waterborne diseases; One Health

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

Probiotics: Identification and Applications

edited by

Edgar Torres-Maravilla

and Lino Reyes

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 980 | Submission Open

Keywords: bifidobacteria; fermented food; functional characterization; genome; health benefit; lactic acid bacteria; probiotic; postbiotic; psychobiotic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria and Plant–Microbe Interaction

edited by

Yongliang Yan

Chang-Fu Tian

and Yuhua Zhan

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 738 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological nitrogen fixation; associative nitrogen fixation; symbiosis; rhizosphere; soil microbiome; rhizobia; nitrogenase; legume; nodule; plant– microbe interaction; synthetic biology

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

Research on Fungal Pathogen Candida spp. and Alternative Therapy

edited by

Letizia Angiolella

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 644 | Submission Open

Keywords: Candida spp.; yeast; heat shock proteins; biofilm; evasion of host immunity; hydrolytic enzyme; adhesion; alternative compounds; synergistic activity with microbiota

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Polar Microbiome Facing Climate Change

edited by

Fabien Joux

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 448 | Submission Open

Keywords: polar microbiology; polar environment; climatic changes; bacteria; archaea; phytoplankton; fungi; viruses; protists; cold ecosystems; adaptation; acclimatation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Epidemic Microbial Diseases: From the Tropics to Global Health Threats

edited by Kalesh Karunakaran

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 306 | Submission Open

Keywords: epidemiology; microbial pathogens; host– pathogen interactions; public health; emerging infectious diseases; therapeutics; vaccine development; global health

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

Parasites and Parasitic Infections: Strategies to Control, Diagnose, and Treat Parasitic Diseases

edited by

Érica S. Martins-Duarte

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 288 | Submission Open

Keywords: protozoan; ectoparasites; helminths; vaccine; new drugs

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

Plant–Microbe Interactions Revisited: Emerging Concepts and Biotechnological Innovations

edited by Pragya Tiwari

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 288 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced biotechnologies; bioinformatics; endophytes; mycorrhizae; omics technologies; pathogenesis; plant microbiome; stress biology; symbiosis; synthetic biology; sustainable development goals (SDGs)

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

Epidemiology, Genetic Diversity, and Detection of Intestinal Parasites

edited by Rosa Maria Bermúdez-Cruz

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 271 | Submission Open

Keywords: parasite; intestinal parasitic infections; genetic diversity; epidemiology; prevalence; detection

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

Pathogenesis and Host Response Modulation by Porphyromonas gingivalis

edited by

Nityananda Chowdhury

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 270 | Submission Open

Keywords: Porphyromonas gingivalis; functional genomics; host-pathogen interactions; pathogenesis; immune response

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Arboviruses and Global Health: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, and Emerging Challenges

edited by Xiaolong Li

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 270 | Submission Open

Keywords: arboviruses; global health; epidemiology; vector-borne diseases; surveillance and control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Virology)

Potential for Microbial Habitability on Mars: In Situ Resource Utilization Technologies for Human Missions to Mars

edited by

Felipe Gómez

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 257 | Submission Open

Keywords: astrobiology; mars; habitability; anaerobes; martian Life

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Advances in Foodborne Pathogenic Bacteria Microcosm Mapping and Its Interrelation Within the Food Production Setting

edited by

Marios Mataragas

Nikolaos D. Andritsos

and

Spiros Paramithiotis

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 218 | Submission Open

Keywords: foodborne pathogenic bacteria; food processing; next-generation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

Advances in Bovine Anaplasmosis

edited by

Kathryn E. Reif

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 213 | Submission Open

Keywords: bovine anaplasmosis; anaplasma marginale; vaccine development; pathogenesis; diagnostics; vector control strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Infectious Diseases in Animals

edited by Lilian Gregory and Huber Rizzo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 166 | Submission Open

Keywords: neosporosis; tuberculosis; coxiellosis; dengue; emerging diseases due to climate changes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Experimental and Clinical Treatment of Leishmaniasis

edited by Katharine Carter and

Ramona Hurdyal

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 152 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug treatment; immunotherapy; non-drug-based treatment methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

The Application Potential of Microalgae in Green Biotechnology, 2nd Edition

edited by

Zivan Gojkovic

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 148 | Submission Open

Keywords: microalgae; green biotechnology; biomass; biofuel; biofertilizer; bioremediation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Exploring Microbial Evolution: From Cellular Dynamics to Phylogenetic Branching

edited by

Nobuyuki Haga

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open

Keywords: cell physiology; cultivation; energy metabolism; gene/genome analysis; natural selection; phylogenetic trees; sexual/asexual reproduction; species identification; and symbiosis/parasitism

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

Oral Microbes and Human Health, Second Edition

edited by

Andrea Scribante

and

Andrea Butera

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open

Keywords: oral; microbiota; health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Wine Fermentation Microorganisms

edited by

Maria Del Carmen Portillo

and

Aitor Balmaseda

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 102 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial diversity; microbial interactions; non-Saccharomyces yeasts; lactic acid bacteria; omics; biocontrol strategies; biodynamic winemaking; wine quality improvement; spoilage microorganisms; starter cultures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

Harnessing Microbial Power for a Sustainable Future

edited by

Emanuel Vamanu

and Laura Dorina Dinu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbes; sustainability; agricultural productivity; renewable energy; climate change; public health; circular economy; genetically engineered microbes; biopharmaceuticals; microbial biotechnology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Microbial Safety of Animal-Derived Foods

edited by

Etna Aída Peña-Ramos

and

Martín Valenzuela-Melendres

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal-derived foods; foodborne illness; microbial safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

Bioaerosols and Their Health Impacts

edited by

Mingyu Wang

Changliang Nie

, Xueyun Geng and Ling Li

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioaerosols; pathogens; human health; risk assessment; exposure assessment; dose– response model; allergy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Fungal Ecology on a Changing Planet

edited by

Helson Mario Martins Do Vale

and

Geisianny Moreira

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

Keywords: fungi diversity; fungal functional guilds; fungal tolerance; ecosystem functioning; environmental stressors; environmental contamination; global environmental change; fungal stress response; fungal ecology; fungal-driven processes; mycoremediation; fungal resilience; fungal adaptation; fungal responses to climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Antimicrobial Resistance: Genetic Mechanisms, Emerging Trends, and Pathogen Risks in Food Safety

edited by

Alexandra Tǎbǎran

Vincenzina Fusco

and

Konstantinos Papadimitriou

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 77 | Submission Open

Keywords: food safety; pathogens; genes; prevalence; risk

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

Microbial Visualization and Biosensing

edited by

Tianyu Jiang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 73 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial visualization; imaging tools; bioluminescence; fluorescence; colorimetric; biosensing in metabolic engineering; biosensing in medicine and pharmacology; biosensing in environmental health monitoring; biosensing in food safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Yeast Metabolic Engineering and Fermentation Technology

edited by

Yongjun Wei

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 62 | Submission Open

Keywords: yeasts cell factories; metabolic engineering; synthetic biology; reprogramming; fermentation technology; multi-omics; machine learning; bioreactor engineering; engineering biotechnology; bioactive compounds

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Interaction Between Microorganisms and Environment

edited by

Alexander Machado Cardoso

and

Li Zhu

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

Keywords: environmental; microbial; soil; plant; ocean; microbial fermentation; interaction mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Mycosis and Antifungal Agents

edited by Victor Silva and Patrício Christian Godoy-Martínez

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycosis; antifungal agents; antifungal resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Advances in Fungal Plant Pathogens: Diagnosis, Resistance and Control

edited by Micael F. M. Gonçalves

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

Keywords: fungal plant pathogens; disease diagnosis; plant resistance; biocontrol strategies; sustainable disease management

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

Microbes, Society and Sustainable Solutions

edited by

Allan Cembella

and Lorena M. Durán-Riveroll

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

Keywords: microalgae; cyanobacteria; harmful algal blooms (HABs); sustainable solutions; aquatic ecosystems; human health; fisheries; pharmacological metabolites; early warning systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Latest Review Papers in Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance 2025

edited by

Maurizio Ciani

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial agents; antibacterial agents; antifungal agents; antiparasitic agents; resistance properties of microorganisms; antibiotic resistance; multidrug resistance

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

Microorganisms in Neglected Tropical Diseases

edited by Ana Abreu-Silva and

Fernando Almeida-Souza

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 46 | Submission Open

Keywords: malaria; Chagas disease; dengue; chikungunya; zika; human African trypanosomiasis; leishmaniasis; leprosy; Hansen disease; lymphatic filariasis; sporotrichosis; rabies; schistosomiasis; trachoma

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

Emerging Trends in Arboviral Research: Surveillance, Diagnostics, Virus–Host Interactions, and Therapeutic Strategies

edited by Flávia Barreto Dos Santos and

Priscila Conrado Guerra Nunes

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 46 | Submission Open

Keywords: arthropod-borne viruses; diagnostics; surveillance; vector– host interactions; pathogenesis; viral evolution; therapeutic strategies; antivirus

(This special issue belongs to the Section Virology)

Microorganisms for Sustainable Aquaculture

edited by Patrícia Díaz-Rosales

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 46 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquaculture; diseases; probiotics; bacteriophages; immune response; water quality; functional ingredients

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Genomics of Marine and Aquatic Bacteria: A Focus on Novel Taxa, Diversity and Biotechnological Potential, 3rd Edition

edited by

Alexander Machado Cardoso

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 46 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacteria; diversity; bacterial communities; novel taxa; phylogeny; genome analysis; marine and aquatic environments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

AI in Developing Diagnostics, Antiviral Therapies, Antimicrobial Resistance, and Vaccines for Viral Diseases in Humans, Animals, and Birds

edited by

Maged Gomaa Hemida

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

Keywords: artificial intelligence; viral diagnostics; antiviral drug discovery; vaccine development; genomic surveillance; machine learning; computational virology; predictive modeling; immune response prediction; One Health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Virology)

Probiotics, Pebiotics and Pet Health

edited by

Bing Han

and

Lihong Zhao

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

Keywords: gut microbiome; prebiotics; probiotics; pet nutrition; dysbiosis; host– microbe interactions; microbial bioactive; microbial therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Immunity and Viral Immune Evasion Strategies: Recent Insights

edited by

Carolina Scagnolari

and Federica Frasca

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

Keywords: virus– host interactions; viral immunopathogenesis; innate immunity; cellular immunity; viral genetic variability; inflammation; viral immune evasion strategies; antiviral responses; biomarker discovery; virulence determinants; immune signalling pathways; viral persistence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Virology)

Health Effects of Airborne Microbial Communities

edited by

Daisuke Tanaka

and

Fumito Maruyama

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 39 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial community; diversity; air; atmosphere; built environments; monitoring; bacteria; fungi; microorganisms; bioaerosols; health; metagenomics; bioinformatics; infectious diseases; allergies; indoor air quality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Bacteriophages in Unusual and Extreme Environments—Physiology, Genetics, and Potential Biotechnological Applications

edited by