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Mitigation and Detoxification Strategies of Mycotoxins: 2nd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 308 | Submission Open
Keywords: mycotoxins; interaction; detoxification; risk assessment; food/feed safety
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)
Prospective Studies on Harmful Cyanobacteria and Cyanotoxins submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 19475 | Submission Open
Keywords: harmful cyanobacteria; emerging cyanotoxins; cyanotoxin analysis; monitoring; ecosystem approach; bloom mitigation; transformation products
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine and Freshwater Toxins)
Botulinum Toxin in Neuro-Rehabilitation: Expanding Horizons in Spasticity and Beyond
edited by , and Mirko Filippetti
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 18910 | Submission Open
Keywords: botulinum neurotoxin; neurology; neurorehabilitation; Parkinson’ s disease; rehabilitation; dystonia; movement disorders; pain; stroke; spasticity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)
Biological and Pharmacological Properties of Botulinum Neurotoxins
edited by Zoltan Mari
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7382 | Submission Open
Keywords: botulinum neurotoxins; biochemical and physical properties; clinical applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)
Neurotoxicity and Health Risks of Freshwater and Marine Toxin Exposure submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3064 | Submission Open
Keywords: neurotoxicity; freshwater toxins; marine toxins; anatoxins; saxitoxins; BMAA; cylindrospermopsin; domoic acid; risk assessment; analytics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine and Freshwater Toxins)
Exploration of Toxins from Marine Organisms
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1779 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine toxins; bioactives; drug discovery; toxicology; bioprospecting; blue biotechnology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine and Freshwater Toxins)
Mycotoxin Exposure in Humans and the Environment: An Integrated Approach submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 264 | Submission Open
Keywords: mycotoxins; occurrence; human and environmental risk assessment; toxicology and ecotoxicology; bioaccessibility and bioavailability; reduction strategies; novel methodologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)
Chemical Ecological Interactions and Bioactivity Mechanisms of Marine Biotoxins and Venoms
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 229 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine biotoxins; chemical ecology; toxin biosynthesis; gene regulation; species interactions; bioaccumulation; pharmacological potential
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine and Freshwater Toxins)
Multi Methods for Detecting Natural Toxins
edited by Svetlana V. Malysheva
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 31391 | Submission Open
Keywords: fungal toxins; plant toxins; bacterial toxins; marine and freshwater toxins; method development; analysis; multi-toxin methods; validation
Plant Toxin Emergency submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 18959 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant toxins; secondary metabolites; alkaloids; ribosome-inactivating proteins; toxic lectins; biological activity; toxicity mechanisms; clinical features of intoxication; bioterrorism; toxin detection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Toxins)
Adverse Effects of Co-Contaminated Mycotoxins and Strategies for Their Mitigation
edited by and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7063 | Submission Open
Keywords: co-contaminated mycotoxins; mechanisms of toxicity; mitigation strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)
Pore-Forming Toxins: From Structure to Function
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6700 | Submission Open
Keywords: pore-forming toxin; cell signaling; hemolysin; host-pathogen interaction; cell death; cholesterol-dependent cytolysin; plasma membrane; toxin evolution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)
The Evolving Role of Botulinum Toxin in Clinical Therapeutics
edited by and Zoltan Mari
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 6689 | Submission Open
Keywords: botulinum toxin; therapeutics; dystonia; spasticity; aesthetics; pain; migraine; headache; achalasia; sphincter dysfunction; strabismus; hyperhidrosis; hemifacial spasm; tics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)
Alleviation of Mycotoxin-Induced Toxicity
edited by and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4600 | Submission Open
Keywords: mycotoxin; plant extracts; small molecules; molecular targets; toxicity alleviation; molecular toxicology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)
Antibodies for Innovative Studies of Bacterial Toxins
edited by Roxane Maria Fontes Piazza and María M. Amaral
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4398 | Submission Open
Keywords: bacterial toxins; mechanism of action; antibodies; neutralization; detection; diagnosis; in vivo and in vitro models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)
New Insights in Uremic Toxins and Toxin-Related Outcomes in Chronic Kidney Disease submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4351 | Submission Open
Keywords: uremic toxins; metabolome; nutrition; diet; dialysis; sex-related; inflammation; aryl hydrocarbon receptor; post-translational modifications; human; veterinary
(This special issue belongs to the Section Uremic Toxins)
Current Status and Emerging Trends in the Biodiscovery of Canonical Toxins and Bioactive Peptides from Cnidarians
edited by , and Olga Castañeda
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 857 | Submission Open
Keywords: cnidarian toxins; bioactive peptides; toxin-like peptides; biodiscovery; OMICs; bioinformatics; evolutionary biology; genomics; transcriptomics; proteomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine and Freshwater Toxins)
Toxins from Animal Venoms Modulating Cellular Activities
edited by and Luiza Helena Gremski
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 720 | Submission Open
Keywords: animal venoms; bioactive molecules; toxins; cellular targets; biotechnological applications; molecular biology; neutralizing molecules; physiological effects; biomedical potential
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Venoms)
Risk Assessment and Advanced, Sustainable, and Intelligent Solutions for Mycotoxin Management Along the Food/Feed Chain submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 625 | Submission Open
Keywords: detection of mycotoxins; risk assessment; toxigenic fungi; food/feed safety; mycotoxin remediation; sustainable management; plant-fungi interactions; human/animal health; emerging mycotoxins; prevention and control of fungi and mycotoxins
The AB5 Toxin Family: Implications and Applications
edited by James Ross, Michael E. Webb and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 260 | Submission Open
Keywords: AB5 toxins; targeted delivery; bacterial toxins
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)
Collaborative Approaches to Mitigation of Snakebite Envenoming
edited by and Karthikeyan Vasudevan
submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3383 | Submission Open
Keywords: snakebite envenomation; antivenom; interdisciplinary studies; snake venom; community health; One Health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Venoms)
Mycotoxin Contamination in Food and Feed
edited by
submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 404 | Submission Open
Keywords: mycotoxin; feed; food; analytical approach; toxicological effect; toxicological mechanism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)
Physical and Pharmacological Combination Therapy Incorporating Botulinum Toxins
edited by
submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open
Keywords: botulinum neurotoxins; physical therapies; goal setting; treatment planning; outcome measurement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)
Botulinum Toxin Therapy for Diseases in the Oral and Maxillofacial Regions
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 42270 | Submission Open
Keywords: botulinum toxin therapy; movement disorders; oromandibular dystonia; trigeminal neuralgia; orofacial pain; temporomandibular disorders; sialorrhea; bruxism; tremor; tic
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)
Advances in Contamination, Detection and Risk Assessment of Mycotoxins
edited by José Diana Di Mavungu and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 13 articles | Viewed by 31453 | Submission Open
Keywords: mycotoxins; detection methods; occurrence; contamination; exposure assessment; risk assessment; recent developments and applications; new challenges and trends
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)
Advances in the Treatment of Movement Disorders with Botulinum Toxins
edited by Alexandre Kreisler and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 21756 | Submission Open
Keywords: rare forms of dystonia; common but poorly explored forms of dystonia; tremor; myoclonus; optimization of results; duration of efficacy; guidance; injection techniques; recombinant botulinum toxin
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)
Aflatoxins: Contamination, Analysis and Control
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9721 | Submission Open
Keywords: mitigation; detection; food contamination; detoxification; analytical methods; biocontrol
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)
Mycotoxins and Spoilage Fungi in Agricultural Products and Foods: Current Status and Future Perspectives submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2913 | Submission Open
Keywords: mycotoxins; spoilage fungi; mycotoxin detection; mycotoxin toxicology; control and detoxification techniques; antifungal technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)
Uremic Toxins and Hemodialysis: Mechanisms, Challenges, and Therapeutic Advances
edited by Joëlle Nortier and Marie-Hélène Antoine
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1454 | Submission Open
Keywords: end-stage kidney disease; hemodialysis/hemodiafiltration; uremic toxins; endothelial dysfunction; gut microbiome
Mycotoxin Co-Contamination:Cooccurrence, Interaction, Toxicological Mechanisms and, Risk Assessment in Agri-Products, Food and Feed
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1249 | Submission Open
Keywords: mycotoxins; co-contanmination; toxicology; safety assessment; prevention and control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)
Selected Papers from the 3rd International Online Conference on Toxins (2025) submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 553 | Submission Open
Keywords: novel plant toxins; foodborne toxins; animal venoms; mycotoxins; bacterial toxins
Identification, Toxicity and Insecticidal Protein of Bacillus thuringiensis
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 211 | Submission Open
Keywords: Bacillus thuringiensis; insecticidal protein; higher activity; new insecticidal spectra; no cross-resistance; protein improvement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)
Bacterial Toxins and Immune System submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 194 | Submission Open
Keywords: toxic shock; tolerance; bacterial toxin; immunomodulation; toxin neutralization; relapse
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)
The Dark Side of Fusarium Head Blight: How They Cause Infection
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 189 | Submission Open
Keywords: Fusarium head blight; toxin; metabolite; virulence factor; host– pathogen interaction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)
Enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis Toxin: Biological Properties and Pathogenesis
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8627 | Submission Open
Keywords: toxin structure; metalloprotease; cell receptor; cell signaling; cell junction; epithelium; mucosal immunity; host– pathogen interaction; colitis-associated cancer; inflammatory bowel disease
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)
Marine Biotoxins: Bioactivities, Identification, and Potential Bioprocesses submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8372 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine toxins; dinoflagellates; harmful algae; bioprocesses; bioaccumulation; allelopathy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine and Freshwater Toxins)
Bacillus thuringiensis: A Broader View of Its Biocidal Activity: 2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5916 | Submission Open
Keywords: Bacillus thuringiensis; pesticidal proteins; crystal proteins; vegetative insecticidal proteins; invertebrate pests; biological control; crop protection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)
Structure, Function and Evolution of Conotoxins
edited by and Thomas Lund Koch
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5801 | Submission Open
Keywords: conotoxins; conoidean toxins; disulfide bonds; functional assays; molecular evolution; phylogenetics; structure– activity relationship; structure determination; structure prediction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Venoms)
Advances in Venom Research: Biological Activities, Therapeutic Potential, and Molecular Mechanism
edited by and Juliana Pavan Zuliani
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5528 | Submission Open
Keywords: venoms; toxins; biological activities; therapeutic potential; molecular mechanism; venomous animals; pharmacological effects
Risk Assessment of Mycotoxins: Challenges and Emerging Threats
edited by , Katja Kološa and Matjaž Novak
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3985 | Submission Open
Keywords: emerging mycotoxins; risk assessment; toxicity; analytical methods; combined effects; food contamination; mechanism of action
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)
Advances in Poisonous Mushrooms and Their Toxins
edited by and Haijiao Li
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3696 | Submission Open
Keywords: poisonous mushroom; mushroom toxins; mushroom poisoning; detection methods; metabolism and toxicity mecha-nism; control strategies
Venomics Insights into the Evolutionary Biology of Peptide Toxins in Marine and Terrestrial Organisms
edited by and Hidetoshi Inagaki
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2809 | Submission Open
Keywords: venomics; venom transcriptomics; venom pharmacomics; animal toxin; cnidarian toxins; arthropod toxins; toxin evolution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Venoms)
Molecular Response of Hosts to Fungal Toxins
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1888 | Submission Open
Keywords: mycotoxins; host response; molecular biology; immune response; metabolic adaptation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)
Toxin–Host Interaction of Clostridium Toxins: 2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1804 | Submission Open
Keywords: clostridial toxins; gut– brain axis; clostridial vaccines; clostridial diseases; clostridial toxin structure; clostridial toxin effects
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)
Occurrence, Toxicity, Metabolism, Analysis Methods and Control Strategies of Mycotoxins (2nd Edition)
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1255 | Submission Open
Keywords: mycotoxin; filamentous fungi; secondary metabolism; toxic mechanism; metabolic regulation; pathogenicity/ virulence; analytical methods; detection and quantification; degradation or detoxification; control strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)
Study on Botulinum Toxin in Facial Diseases and Aesthetics
edited by Giovanni Salti
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 918 | Submission Open
Keywords: botulinum toxin; cosmetic surgery; aesthetic; facial diseases; facial asymmetry; masseter hypertrophy; bruxism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)
Challenges of Mycotoxins in Food Chains: Occurrence, Detection and Control submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 898 | Submission Open
Keywords: mycotoxins; food safety; analytical methods; risk assessment; control strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)
Editorial Board Members' Collection: Occurrence, Climate Change, Crop Intensification, Biological Invasions, and Epidemics in Global Mycotoxin Challenge submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 196 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; crop intensification; biological invasions; population genetic; control measures; bioinformatic; provisional modelling; genome sequencing; omics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)
Natural Toxins and Their Toxic Effects
edited by and Roberta Jeane Jorge
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 196 | Submission Open
Keywords: pharmacology; toxicology; natural toxins; snake venoms; renal toxicity; cellular mechanisms of toxicity
Snake Venom Genes Expression, Evolution and Variation
edited by Cara Smith and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 185 | Submission Open
Keywords: molecular evolution; genomics; transcriptomics; venom variation; venom evolution; toxin variation; regulatory networks
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Venoms)
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