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Microbiome Research for Animal, Plant and Environmental Health: Second Edition

edited by

Alex Galanis

and

Aglaia Pappa

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5687 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental microbiome; soil microbiome; rhizobiome; host–microbe interactions; microbiome manipulation; sustainable agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiomes)

Advances in Microbial Infections and Rheumatic Diseases

edited by

Rossella Talotta

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3263 | Submission Open

Keywords: rheumatic diseases; microorganisms; host–pathogen interaction; dysbiosis; antibiotics; prebiotics; probiotics; vaccines; biomarkers; drug–drug interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Microbial Communities Responding to Emerging Contaminants in Wastewater Treatment

edited by Yiqi Cao, Jiajie Xu and

Qian Chen

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2232 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological wastewater treatment; emerging contaminants; environmental conditions; microbial community; community stability; resource recovery; sustainable development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Nanoparticle-Based Vaccines and Therapeutics for Multidrug-Resistant Pathogens

edited by

Victor Nizet

and Elisabet Bjånes

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2032 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; nanotherapeutic; nanovaccine; nanomedicine; pathogen; multidrug resistance

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

Bacterial Biofilms in Health and Disease

edited by

Bindu Subhadra

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1986 | Submission Open

Keywords: biofilm-related human infections; antimicrobial resistance; microbial pathogens; medical devices; anti-biofilm compounds; antimicrobial surfaces; anti-biofilm therapies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biofilm)

Parasitic Infection and Host Immunity, 3rd Edition

edited by

Célio Geraldo Freire-de-Lima

and

Debora Decote-Ricardo

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1754 | Submission Open

Keywords: infectious diseases; parasite infection; host-parasite interaction; immunomodulation; immunopathology; epidemiology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Emerging Technologies for Pathogen Detection in Agriculture, Medicine, and Food Safety

edited by

Adriana Calderaro

and

Fangchi Shao

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1544 | Submission Open

Keywords: pathogen detection; biosensors; microfluidics; molecular diagnostics; antimicrobial resistance; point-of-care testing; food safety; artificial Intelligence

Research on Antimicrobial Activity of Natural Products, Third Edition

edited by

Rosário Martins

Maria De Fátima Carvalho

and

Mónica Vieira

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1528 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial activity; bacteria; cyanobacteria; fungi; antibiotic resistance; natural compounds

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

Probiotics and Postbiotics: Advances in Functional Foods and Health Applications

edited by

Tomas García-Cayuela

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1468 | Submission Open

Keywords: probiotics; postbiotics; functional foods; microbiota; health applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Molecular Epidemiology and Surveillance of Major Enteric Viruses

edited by

Floriana Bonura

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1229 | Submission Open

Keywords: enteric viruses; molecular epidemiology; genotyping and viral evolution; surveillance and diagnostics; infection control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Virology)

The Oral Microbiome in Health and Disease: A Focus on Periodontics, Implants, and Endodontics

edited by

Maria Pia Di Palo

, Giuseppina De Benedetto and Flora Salzano

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1123 | Submission Open

Keywords: periodontal microbiota; oral microbiota; antibiotic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

African Swine Fever Virus: Virulence-Associated Genes and the Pathogenesis and Immunoevasion Mechanisms

edited by

Shawn Babiuk

and

Andrei Ungur

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 778 | Submission Open

Keywords: African swine fever virus (ASFV); virulence determinants; immunoevasion mechanisms; host–pathogen interactions; multigene families (MGFS)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Microbial Nutrient Cycling Mechanisms

edited by

Jiawen Wang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 731 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbes; nutrient cycling; mechanism; carbon; nitrogen; phosphorus; sulfur; environmental factors; biotechnology applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Bacterial Genetics and Antibiotic Resistances

edited by

Santosh Kumar

and

Valerie Carabetta

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 674 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacterial genetics and epigenetics; gene function and gene regulation; antibiotic resistance genes; efflux pumps; novel drug-targets; multidrug-resistant strains

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

Microbial Cell Factories for Sustainable Biomass Protein Production

edited by

Haitao Yu

and

Weiwei Wang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 608 | Submission Open

Keywords: feed protein; animal science and biotechnology; agricultural synthetic biology; synthetic microbiomes; microbial cell factories; solid-state fermentation; industrial and agricultural waste; microbial genetics and breeding

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

State-of-the-Art Gut Microbiota in the USA (2026)

edited by

Carl Gordon Johnston

and

Todd Riley Callaway

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 587 | Submission Open

Keywords: structure and function of the microbiota; microbial community genetics, transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics; interaction within the microbiota; metabolic interaction with the host; inflammatory diseases; interaction with the immune system; microbial biodegradation of nutrients and xenobiotics; microbial ecology; microbial functions in the different habitats within the gut; metabolic flux analysis; analysis of functionalities by stable isotope probing (dna, rna and protein); model systems for studying microbiome biology; novel technologies for the analysis of structure and function of the microbiota

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gut Microbiota)

Exploring the Gut–Brain Axis in Dementia: Biomarkers, Microbiota, and Machine Learning Approaches

edited by

Bing-Mu Hsu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 506 | Submission Open

Keywords: gut-brain axis; microbiota; biomarkers; machine learning; dementia

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gut Microbiota)

Marine Microorganisms and Marine Ecology

edited by Yingchun Mu, Lei Huang and Xin Hu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 451 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine microorganisms; biogeochemical cycles; exopolysaccharide (EPS); host–microbe interactions; bioremediation; climate change; multi-omics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Environmental Micro-Niches and the Resistome: Metagenomics, Eco-Corona, and MDROs in a One Health Framework

edited by

Chien-Sen Liao

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 440 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental microbiology; metagenomics; One Health; multidrug-resistant organisms; antimicrobial resistance genes; environmental resistome; niche partitioning; environmental Eco-Corona; plastisphere; horizontal gene transfer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Surveillance and Detection of the Antimicrobial Resistance

edited by

Eduardo Torres

and

Reynoso Eduardo Canek

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 432 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; genomic surveillance; rapid diagnostics; metagenomics; environmental monitoring; resistance gene detection; one health surveillance; whole genome sequencing; biosensors; bioinformatics

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

Clinical Management of Superficial Fungal Infections: Antifungal Therapy and Resistance Challenges

edited by

Aditya K. Gupta

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 408 | Submission Open

Keywords: tinea; dermatomycoses; fungal skin diseases; dermatophyte infection; antifungal drug resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Advances in the Human Oral Microbiome: From Ecology to Precision Therapeutics

edited by

Dennis Cvitkovitch

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 389 | Submission Open

Keywords: oral microbiome; biofilm ecology; multi-omics profiling; host–microbe interactions; precision therapeutics; salivary diagnostics; dysbiosis and disease; probiotics and phage therapy; spatial imaging; oral–systemic axis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiomes)

Microbial Interactions and Community Assembly Mechanisms

edited by

Yulin Wang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 296 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial ecology; microbial interactions; microbial adaptation; community reassembly; symbiotic interactions; phage–bacteria interactions; multiomics; microbial network; microbial stability; inter-species communication

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiomes)

Chronic HIV Infection, Immune Pathogenesis and Therapy

edited by Guangming Li

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 210 | Submission Open

Keywords: HIV-1; HAART; reservoir; inflammation; host immunity; therapeutics

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

Mobile Genetic Elements and the Spread of Antimicrobial Resistance: A One Health Approach

edited by

Juliana Menezes

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 190 | Submission Open

Keywords: plasmids; integrons; transposons; horizontal gene transfer; resistome; mobilome; antibiotic resistance genes; companion animals; environmental microbiology; genomic epidemiology; zoonotic transmission; virulence factors

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

Aging and Gut Microbiota

edited by Yuji Naito

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open

Keywords: aging; inflammaging; healthy longevity; age-related diseases; short-chain fatty acids; microbiome biomarker; probiotics/prebiotics/postbiotics; gut–brain axis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gut Microbiota)

Agricultural Microbial Ecology: Plant–Soil–Microbe Interactions

edited by Sheng Zhou,

Zheng Jiang

and Yan Duan

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural microbial ecology; plant–soil –microbe interactions; rhizosphere; soil microbiome; sustainable agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

The Microbial Pathogenesis, 2nd Edition

edited by

Tingting Wang

and Canfeng Hua

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial pathogenesis; virulence factors; host–pathogen interactions; antibiotic resistance; immune evasion; bacterial genomics; fungal infections; viral pathogenesis; molecular microbiology; host immune response

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

Soil and Plant Microbes in Sustainable and Regenerative Agriculture

edited by Rajinikanth Mohan

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable; regenerative; agriculture; bacteria; fungi; plant–microbe interactions; biotic stress; abiotic stress; soil health; soil organic

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

Veterinary Microbiology, Antimicrobial Resistance and Drug Usage

edited by

Ionela Hotea

and

Corina Badea

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 96 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; one health; livestock animals; pets; diagnostic tools

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Microbiomes in the Oil Supply Chain: Applications and Drawbacks

edited by Valéria Maia de Oliveira and

Kelly Hidalgo-Martinez

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open

Keywords: oil-associated microbiomes; petroleum microbiology; oil supply chain; microbial dark matter; hydrocarbon degradation; bioremediation; microbial enhanced oil recovery; microbiologically influenced corrosion; multi-omics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiomes)

Host–Microbiome Interactions in Health and Disease

edited by Xiaoge Sun and

Daming Sun

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open

Keywords: host–microbe interactions; microbiome; disease; host physiology; metabolism; inflammation

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

Antibacterial Research and Biofilm Formation

edited by

Zvi Loewy

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 87 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial innovation; biofilm infection; OMICS; AI

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

Microbial Pathogens and Toxins

edited by Reuven Rasooly and

Naomi Balaban

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 66 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial toxins; pathogenesis; disease; molecular mechanisms

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

Fungal Biotechnology and Bioproducts in Environmental Remediation and Health

edited by

Jeny Georgieva Miteva-Staleva

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungi; fungal biotechnology; bioproducts; environmental remediation; bioactive compounds; metabolic engineering; sustainable biotechnology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Recent Advances in Combatting Emerging Viruses

edited by Carsten Wrenger,

Maurício Nogueira

and

Edison Luiz Durigon

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open

Keywords: Arboviruses; Dengue; bird flu; oropouche; ZIKA; West Nile virus; Chikungunya; Yellow Fever virus; Ebola virus; Hanta virus; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Virology)

Detection and Control of Foodborne Pathogens: One Health Perspectives

edited by Cristiana Maurella

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open

Keywords: foodborne pathogens; epidemiology; food safety; One Health; pathogen detection; diagnostic technologies; WGS; genome sequencing; bioinformatic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

Advances in Agro-Microbiology, 2nd Edition

edited by

Yelizaveta Chernysh

Hynek Roubík

and

Tsuyoshi Imai

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial activity; sustainable agriculture; bio-based products; soil contamination; bioremediation; improve agricultural yields

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

Microbial Biotransformation and Metabolic Engineering

edited by

Shuning Wang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 28 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial biotransformation; metabolic engineering; synthetic biology; renewable feedstocks; circular bioeconomy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Advances in Bacterial Biofilm and Motility

edited by

Xiaolin Liu

and Shuaiqi Guo

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 3 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacterial motility; biofilm formation; surface sensing; c-di-GMP signaling; quorum sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biofilm)

Staphylococcus aureus: Molecular Epidemiology, Virulence Factors and Drug Resistance

edited by

Jaime Bustos-Martínez

and Juan José Valdez-Alarcón

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 2 | Submission Open

Keywords: Staphylococcus aureus; molecular epidemiology; virulence factors; antibiotic resistance; new antibacterial agents

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Advances in the Ocular Microbiology

edited by

Davide Borroni

, Cosimo Mazzotta and

Carlos Rocha-de-Lossada

submission deadline 14 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 352 | Submission Open

Keywords: ocular surface; eye microbiome; ocular microbiology; cornea; metagenomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Effects of Diet and Nutrition on Gut Microbiota

edited by Heng Yuan and

Sunmin Park

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11785 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gut Microbiota)

Mycosis and Antifungal Agents

edited by Victor Silva and Patrício Christian Godoy-Martínez

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4697 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycosis; antifungal agents; antifungal resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Meningococcal Infections

edited by

Athanasia Xirogianni

and

Georgina Tzanakaki

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4216 | Submission Open

Keywords: meningococcal infections; N. meningitidis; IMD; atypical presentations; IMD epidemiology; N. meningitidis vaccines

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

Poultry Pathogens and Poultry Diseases, 3rd Edition

edited by

Renfu Yin

and

Aleksandar Dodovski

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2357 | Submission Open

Keywords: poultry pathogens; poultry diseases; avian viruses and diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Engineering of Microbial Factories for the Production of Useful Compounds

edited by

Yun-Peng Chao

and

Chung-Jen Chiang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1927 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial factories; metabolic engineering; synthetic biology; sustainable bioprocess

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Microbiome Innovations in Food Systems for a Green Future

edited by

and

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1850 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil fertility; climate change; crop resilience; sustainable food processes; global food security; alternative protein production; dietary sustainability; food preservation; functional foods; human and animal health; waste management; circular economy; sustainable food policies and regulations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiomes)

Phages: From Biology to Application in Medicine and Biotechnology

edited by

Novella Cesta

and Antonia Scobie

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 825 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacteriophages; phage therapy; phage technology; bacteriophages and biocontrol; lysins; phage-derived proteins

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Microbial Metabolism Regulation in Engineered Production Strains

edited by José María Luengo and

Elias R. Olivera

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 524 | Submission Open

Keywords: systems metabolic engineering; metabolic flux control; gene expression tuning; biotechnological chassis; pathway optimization; synthetic biology; carbon catabolite repression; cofactor balance; redox homeostasis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

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