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

edited by

Alicja Wegrzyn

and

Łukasz Grabowski

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

Keywords: biology of bacteriophages; biodiversity of bacteriophages; regulation of bacteriophage development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Fungal-Bacterial Diversity in Wood Decomposition

edited by

Izabella Olejniczak

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental microbiology; wood decomposition; environmental factors; metagenomics and bioinformatics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Probiotics, Gut Microbiota, and Health

edited by

Massimiliano Marazzato

and Claudio de Simone

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 27 | Submission Open

Keywords: probiotic; gut microbiota; intestinal microbiome; host health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gut Microbiota)

Research on Biofilm

edited by María Guembe,

Enea G. Di Domenico

and

Jose Luis Del Pozo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 26 | Submission Open

Keywords: biofilm; antimicrobials; targeting; prevention; hosts; pathogenesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biofilm)

Harnessing Microbial Interactions: Novel Antimicrobial Targets and Bioactive Molecules

edited by

Peipei Zhang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 26 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; microbial interactions; novel drug targets; microbial-derived metabolites; antibiotic discovery; cross-species communication; host– microbe interactions

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

Clinical Microbial Infection and Antimicrobial Resistance: Second Edition

edited by Louis Saravolatz

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 15 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; antimicrobial stewardship; multidrug resistance; antibiotic development; resistance control; benefits of pub

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

Antimicrobial and Anti-Biofilm Potentials of Plant Extracts, Natural Products and Their Formulations

edited by

Valentina Puca

and

Marilisa Pia Dimmito

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10996 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobials; natural products; anti-biofilm strategies; anti-microbial resistance; drug delivery; formulations

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

Understanding the Interactions Between HIV and Other Infections and Their Impact on Immune Function

edited by

Justyna Dominika Kowalska

and Botond Lakatos

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5276 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobials; natural products; anti-biofilm strategies; anti-microbial resistance; drug delivery; formulations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Bacterial Communication: The Quorum Sensing Paradigm

edited by Ritika Gupta

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 551 | Submission Open

Keywords: communication; crosstalk; virulence; biofilms; autoinducers; therapeutic targets; infectious diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biofilm)

The Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Stress-Adaptive Responses in Bacteria

edited by

Ewa Laskowska

and

Arumugam Priya

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 24 | Submission Open

Keywords: biofilms; strategies to combat antimicrobial resistance; bacterial stress adaptation

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

Molecular Mechanisms of Algal Adaptation to Extreme Temperature Conditions

edited by

Senjie Lin

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

Keywords: algae; molecular mechanisms; genomic; adaptation; plasticity; extremophiles; thermophilic; psychrophilic; temperature effects; global warming

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Borreliosis and Other Tick-Borne Diseases in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres

edited by

Giusto Trevisan

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 16859 | Submission Open

Keywords: lyme disease; borrelia; diagnosis; tick-borne infections; relapsing fever

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Microbial Safety of Fermented Foods, 2nd Edition

edited by

Marta Laranjo

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 12587 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

Infectious Diseases: New Approaches to Old Problems, 3rd Edition

edited by

Monica Cartelle Gestal

Eva Torres-Sangiao

and

Nelson C. Soares

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7294 | Submission Open

Keywords: infectious diseases; antibiotic resistance; vaccines and therapies; biomarkers and diagnosis; mass spectrometry; immunomodulation; inflammation; systems biology; metabolomics

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

Advancements in Pathogenic Bacteria: Detection, Genomic Analysis, and Antibiotic Resistance

edited by Vlademir Vicente Cantarelli

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7202 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacterial infections; immunocompromised patients; identification methods; mass spectrometry; genomic analysis; antimicrobial resistance (AMR); faster detection methods; pathogenic bacteria; new bacterial pathogens

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Molecular Mechanism of Microbial Heat Adaptation

edited by Binguang Ma

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4383 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial genomics; molecular networks; protein structures; temperature adaptation; gene regulation

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

Recent Research on Antimicrobial Stewardship

edited by Erika Asperges and Pietro Valsecchi

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4159 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotic resistance; antifungal resistance; antiviral resistance; resistant malaria; MDR tubercolosis; antimicrobial stewardship

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

Microorganisms in Silage

edited by

Musen Wang

Marcia De Oliveira Franco

Qing Zhang

Siran Wang

and

Chunsheng Bai

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3807 | Submission Open

Keywords: ensiling; microbial community; microbial contamination; functional lactic acid bacteria; fermented feed

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

The Microbiome in Ecosystems

edited by

Bong-Soo Kim

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3777 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbiome; ecosystems; microbe– microbe interactions; microbe– host interactions; microbe– environment interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiomes)

Parasitic Diseases in Husbandry Animals and Relevant Antiparasitic Treatment

edited by

Lan He

and

Xiaofei Shang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3656 | Submission Open

Keywords: parasities; epidemiology; pathogenic characteristic; antiparasitic agents; mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Food Microbiota in the Center Place: Detection, Antibiotic Resistance, Biofilms, the Impact on Hosts and Targeted Interventions

edited by Hua Wang and Atin Datta

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3117 | Submission Open

Keywords: food microbiota; detection; antibiotic resistance; biofilms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

Viral Proteases in Viral Infection and Drug Development

edited by Ye Qiu and Xing-Yi Ge

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1902 | Submission Open

Keywords: virus; protease; proteolysis; immunity; virus– host interaction; pathogenic mechanism; antiviral drug; protease inhibitor

(This special issue belongs to the Section Virology)

The Microbiome in Fermented Tea

edited by Lizeng Cheng

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1727 | Submission Open

Keywords: dark tea; tea-derived microbes; microbial conversion; quality improvement; mycotoxin risk

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

Advances in Techniques and Analyses to Characterize Host-Specific and Environmental Microbiomes

edited by

Carl Gordon Johnston

and

Tasha M. Santiago-Rodriguez

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1648 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioinformatics; metagenomics; metatranscriptomics; microbiome; omics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiomes)

Detection and Identification of Emerging and Re-Emerging Pathogens

edited by Xing-Yi Ge and Ye Qiu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1639 | Submission Open

Keywords: virus; pathogen discovery; genomic epidemiology; intra- and cross-species transmission; zoonosis; evolution and phylogeny

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Oral Microbiota: Diseases, Health, and Beyond

edited by

Federica Di Spirito

and

Maria Pia Di Palo

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1383 | Submission Open

Keywords: oral microbiota; oral bacteria; oral viruses; oral fungi; oral protozoa; oral health; oral disease

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Earth Systems: Shaped by Microbial Life

edited by

Panagiota Stathopoulou

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1356 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial diversity; extreme habitats; novel microorganisms; bioprospecting; anthropogenic impact; dark matter

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Gut Microbiota: Metagenomics to Study Ecology, 2nd Edition

edited by

Lifeng Zhu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 940 | Submission Open

Keywords: metagenomics; ecology; multi-omics; metagenomic assembled genomes; function; host– microbe interactions; behavior; local adaptation; biodiversity conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gut Microbiota)

Bacterial Motility

edited by

Rama Bansil

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 749 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacterial movement; bacterial motility; technological and biomedical applications; bacteria motors; chemotaxis; swarming motility; hydrodynamics of bacteria swimming mechanisms; biomimetic swimmers

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

Environmental Microorganisms as a Risk Factor of Healthcare-Associated Infections—Prevention Measures and Epidemiology

edited by

Anna Różańska

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 688 | Submission Open

Keywords: healthcare-associated infections; hospital cleaning; modern disinfection; infection etiology; infection prevention

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

New Advances in Microalgae Biotechnology—Increasing Productivity Towards Achieving a More Profitable Production Chain

edited by

Carlos Yure B. Oliveira

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 458 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass; food; nutraceuticals; biorefinery; bioeconomy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

The Immunosocial Approach to Emerging and Re-emerging Microbial Infections

edited by

Yiu Wing (Jason) Kam

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 282 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial infections ; immunosocial approach ; public health

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

Role of Dietary Nutrients in the Modulation of Gut Microbiota

edited by

Inês Brandão

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 248 | Submission Open

Keywords: gut microbiota; diet; immunomodulation; dietary intervention studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gut Microbiota)

Enhancing Gut Health: Early-Life Microbiome Manipulation in Poultry Through Probiotics

edited by

Khaled Abdelaziz

, Alexander Yitbarek and Mohammadali Alizadeh

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 240 | Submission Open

Keywords: poultry probiotics; poultry gut microbiome; beneficial bacterial populations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Rotavirus Infections: Prevention, Control and Treatment

edited by Shubhankar Sircar

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 228 | Submission Open

Keywords: rotavirus; gastroenteritis; vaccine; treatment; prevention

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

Coral Microbiome and Coral Microbes

edited by

Deborah Leite

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 205 | Submission Open

Keywords: coral reefs; coral microbiome; coral microbes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Cholera: The Global Battle Against Vibrio cholerae

edited by Soler-Bistue Alfonso

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 175 | Submission Open

Keywords: Vibrio cholerae; cholera pathogenesis and antimicrobial resistance; genome dynamics; environmental persistence; horizonal gene transfer

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

Microbial Electrolysis Cells and Microbial Fuel Cells

edited by Shuyao Wang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 162 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioelectrochemical systems; microbial fuel cell; microbial electrolysis cell; pollution control; cleaner energy production

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Environmental Mycology and Human Health

edited by Anna Biedunkiewicz and

Mariusz Dyląg

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 159 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacteria; microfungi; environment; health; human

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

Contribution of Microalgae and Cyanobacteria in One Health Approach

edited by Sufia Hena

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open

Keywords: microalgae; cyanobacteria; One Health Approach; ecosystem

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Molecular Epidemiology, Virulence and Drug Resistance Mechanisms of Bacteria

edited by

Katarina Novović

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacterial epidemiology; virulence; antimicrobial resistance; clinical microbiology; multidrug resistant bacteria; global clones

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

Synthetic Biology in Modulation and Application of Biofilms

edited by Jiaofang Huang,

Zhenbo Xu

and

Yanrui Ye

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 46 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial biofilms; synthetic biology; bioremediation; living materials; biocatalysis; biofilm control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biofilm)

Advances in Microbial Surfactants: Production and Applications (2nd Edition)

edited by

Marcia Nitschke

and

Xanel Vecino

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosurfactants; agroindustrial wastes; antimicrobial activity; bioremediation; biofilm; nanotechnology; glycolipid; lipopeptide

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Microalgal Ecology and Biotechnology

edited by Jong-Hee Kwon

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open

Keywords: microalgae cultivation; biofuel production; carbon sequestration; environmental sustainability; bioresource utilization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Coronavirus: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Pathogenesis and Control

edited by

Ivo Nikolaev Sirakov

Stoyan Angelov Shishkov

and Kalina Shishkova

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 26 | Submission Open

Keywords: coronaviruses; epidemiology; SARS-CoV-2; hosts; molecular methods; diagnostics; serology; pandemic spread; post-pandemic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Virology)

Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology

edited by Qihui Luo

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 25 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal; metabolic diseases; infectious diseases; pathogenesis; host-pathogen interactions; microbiome

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Helicobacter pylori Infection: Pathogenesis, Immunity, and Therapy

edited by

Raffaela Pero

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 25 | Submission Open

Keywords: Helicobacter pylori ; virulence factors; pathogenicity; human infections; host– pathogen interactions; microbiology; antibiotics; antibiotic resistance

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

Innovations in Stem Cell-Enhanced Oncolytic Virotherapy

edited by Boris R. Minev

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 24 | Submission Open

Keywords: stem cells; oncolytic virotherapy; cancer treatment; tumor targeting; immunotherapy; viral vectors; clinical trials; therapeutic synergy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Virology)

Microbial Interactions and Growth Enhancement Strategies in Microalgal Cultivation Systems

edited by