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Epidemiology of Toxigenic Fungi and Mycotoxins in Plant Pathology: Virulence and Plant Responses
edited by Antonio Moretti, and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 322 | Submission Open
Keywords: mycotoxins; mycotoxigenic fungi; epidemiology; plant– pathogen interactions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)
Toxicity of Plant Natural Products and Their Applications submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 264 | Submission Open
Keywords: phytotoxicity; environmental toxicity; plant-derived compounds; mechanism of toxicity; natural products; human health; omics technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Toxins)
Mitigation and Detoxification Strategies of Mycotoxins: 2nd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1317 | Submission Open
Keywords: mycotoxins; interaction; detoxification; risk assessment; food/feed safety
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)
Botulinum Toxin in Neuro-Rehabilitation: Expanding Horizons in Spasticity and Beyond
edited by , and Mirko Filippetti
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 24354 | 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)
The EuroBioTox Project: Progress Towards the Detection and Identification of Biotoxins via Standardization, Training, and Method Evaluation
edited by and Brigitte G. Dorner
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8410 | Submission Open
Study on Botulinum Toxin in Facial Diseases and Aesthetics
edited by Giovanni Salti
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6772 | Submission Open
Keywords: botulinum toxin; cosmetic surgery; aesthetic; facial diseases; facial asymmetry; masseter hypertrophy; bruxism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)
Alleviation of Mycotoxin-Induced Toxicity
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6358 | Submission Open
Keywords: mycotoxin; plant extracts; small molecules; molecular targets; toxicity alleviation; molecular toxicology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)
Biomonitoring and Human Exposure on Mycotoxins: One Health
edited by and Usha V. Dutta
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4490 | Submission Open
Keywords: aflatoxin; mycotoxins; biomonitoring; human health; hepatobiliary cancer; agriculture
(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 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4253 | Submission Open
Keywords: end-stage kidney disease; hemodialysis/hemodiafiltration; uremic toxins; endothelial dysfunction; gut microbiome
Challenges of Mycotoxins in Food Chains: Occurrence, Detection and Control submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3348 | Submission Open
Keywords: mycotoxins; food safety; analytical methods; risk assessment; control strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)
Risk Assessment and Advanced, Sustainable, and Intelligent Solutions for Mycotoxin Management Along the Food/Feed Chain submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2198 | 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
Botulinum Toxin for the Pain Management in Musculoskeletal and Temporomandibular Disorders submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 869 | Submission Open
Keywords: botulinum toxin; pain management; musculoskeletal pain; headaches; muscle overactivity; analgesic; injection; neuropathic pain; temporomandibular disorders; bruxism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)
Toxic and Protective Compounds from Poisonous and Medicinal Plants: Toxicological, Mechanistic, Analytical, and Therapeutic Aspects submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 542 | Submission Open
Keywords: phytotoxins; poisonous plants; bioactive natural compounds; medicinal plants; phytotherapy; phytochem-ical analysis; pharmacognosy; pathophysiology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Toxins)
The Dark Side of Fusarium Head Blight: How They Cause Infection
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 374 | Submission Open
Keywords: Fusarium head blight; toxin; metabolite; virulence factor; host– pathogen interaction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)
Biological Neurotoxins and Brain Health
edited by and Glen Kisby
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 288 | Submission Open
Keywords: bacterial; cyanobacterial; algal; plant; animal toxins
Novel Strategies for Mycotoxin Prevention and Control in Food and Feed submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 283 | Submission Open
Keywords: applied mycology; mycotoxins; supply-chain systems; sustainability; climate change; food safety
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)
Treatment and Management of Uremic Toxins in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients
edited by and Fellype de Carvalho Barreto
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 267 | Submission Open
Keywords: chronic kidney disease; endothelial dysfunction; uremic toxins; experimental nephrology; translational research
(This special issue belongs to the Section Uremic Toxins)
Botulinum Toxin Application in Post-Stroke Rehabilitation
edited by and Carmelo Chisari
submission deadline 28 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 877 | Submission Open
Keywords: botulinum toxin; post-stroke rehabilitation; spasticity; neurorehabilitation; injection techniques; motor recovery; functional outcomes; patient selection; clinical practice
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)
Toxins from Venoms and Poisons submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8921 | Submission Open
Keywords: animal toxins; chemical defense; chemical attack
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Venoms)
Toxic Plant-Derived Metabolites submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7157 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant metabolites; secondary metabolites; alkaloids; terpenoids; glucosinolates; phenolic compound tannins; natural pesticides; cytotoxicity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Toxins)
Physical and Pharmacological Combination Therapy Incorporating Botulinum Toxins
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2410 | Submission Open
Keywords: botulinum neurotoxins; physical therapies; goal setting; treatment planning; outcome measurement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)
Fungal Phytotoxins: A Themed Issue in Honor of Prof. Antonio Evidente submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 736 | Submission Open
Keywords: fungi; phytotoxins; biological activity; application in agriculture and medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Toxins)
Fifty Years On from Deoxynivalenol (DON) Discovery—a Themed Issue in Honor of Professor J. David Miller
edited by Mark W. Sumarah, Justin Renaud and David R. McMullin
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 426 | Submission Open
Keywords: J. David Miller; F. graminearum toxins; DON; deoxynivalenol
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)
Advances in Composition and Pharmacological Properties of Toxins Derived from Venoms submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 308 | Submission Open
Keywords: venomous animals; venomics; toxinome; venom peptides; bio-discovery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Venoms)
Venom Peptides as Precision Therapeutics: From Discovery to Clinical Translation
edited by and Alexandre K. Tashima
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 277 | Submission Open
Keywords: venom peptides; precision therapeutics; drug development; clinical translation; pharmacology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Venoms)
Advanced Analytical Methods in Biotoxin Detection
edited by Baoyuan Guo
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 168 | Submission Open
Keywords: biotoxin detection; sample pretreatment; rapid detection technology; spectroscopy and chromatography; mass spectrometry; artificial intelligence in detection; automated monitoring system; unmanned laboratory; food safety and risk management
Shiga Toxins: Molecular Insights, Host Interactions, and Health Outcomes
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 163 | Submission Open
Keywords: Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC); enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC); Shiga toxin; hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS); diagnostics and surveillance; host-pathogen interactions; toxin trafficking
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)
Clostridial Toxins: Host Cell Interactions and Their Role in Therapeutics Development
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open
Keywords: structure/function; protein– protein interactions; therapeutic development; biologics; small-molecule drugs; struc-tural biology; cryoEM; NMR; X-ray crystallography
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)
Mycotoxins in Food Chain: Occurrence, Analysis and Risk Management
edited by and Yamina Ben Miri
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4720 | Submission Open
Keywords: mycotoxins; risk assessment; food safety; occurrence; contamination
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)
Advanced Detoxification Technologies for Mycotoxins submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3125 | Submission Open
Keywords: mycotoxin detoxification; biological degradation; nanotechnology; adsorption technologies; green decontamination; toxin monitoring systems; sustainable agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)
Unveiling the Toxic Effects of Harmful Algal Blooms: 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2576 | Submission Open
Keywords: harmful algal blooms; human health; biotoxins; ichthyotoxicity; shellfish harvesters; economic impacts; marine wildlife
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine and Freshwater Toxins)
Diversity, Function, Biological Activity, Detoxification, Contamination, Biosynthesis and Metabolic Regulation of Mycotoxins submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2243 | Submission Open
Keywords: mycotoxin; biological activity; biological function; biosynthesis; metabolic regulation; contamination; diversity; detoxification; phytotoxin; pathogenicity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)
Advanced Analytical Technologies in Mycotoxins Detection for the One-Health submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1444 | Submission Open
Keywords: mycotoxins; advanced analytical techniques; multi-mycotoxin detection; non-conventional matrices; one health; biosensors; mass spectrometry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)
Current Status and Emerging Trends in the Biodiscovery of Canonical Toxins and Bioactive Peptides from Cnidarians
edited by , and Olga Castañeda
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 1064 | 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)
Detection and Adsorption of Cyanotoxins in Waters
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1020 | Submission Open
Keywords: Cyanobacteria; toxins; advanced detection; enhanced treatment; adsorption; AI-driven management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine and Freshwater Toxins)
Harmful Algal Toxins: Structure, Function, and Taxonomic Insights
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 565 | Submission Open
Keywords: harmful algae; algal toxins; toxin biosynthesis; molecular identification; ecological drivers of toxicity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine and Freshwater Toxins)
Plant Toxins: Advances, Medical Application and Potential Use submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 333 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant toxins; secondary metabolites; targeted therapies; medicinal plant; precision medicine; immunotherapy; drug delivery; drug development; antiviral activity; cancer therapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Toxins)
Biodegradation and Biodetoxification of Mycotoxins
edited by Donato Greco, and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 255 | Submission Open
Keywords: mycotoxin biodegradation; mycotoxin biodetoxification; mycotoxin binding; mycotoxin bioavailability; mycotoxin toxicity; food safety; feed safety
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)
Phytotoxin Produced by Fungi Pathogen for Forest Plants
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 230 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest plants; plant diseases; phytopathogenic fungi; phytotoxins; chemical and biological characterization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Toxins)
Venom-Derived Ion Channel Modulators in Drug Discovery submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 211 | Submission Open
Keywords: ion channels; venom peptides; drug discovery; electrophysiology; structure– activity relationship; membrane transport; pharmacology; translational research; toxin-based therapeutics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Venoms)
Snakebite Envenoming Therapy: Current State and Future Perspectives
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 206 | Submission Open
Keywords: snakebite envenoming; novel snakebite therapeutics; antivenom development; non-antibody toxin inhibitors; innovative screening platforms; preclinical snakebite models; clinical evaluation of snakebite treatments; global antivenom production; sustainable antivenom manufacturing; community-based snakebite interventions; universal health coverage for snakebite; equitable access to snakebite therapeutics; global health collaboration
Toxins and Their Role as Potential Anticancer Therapeutics
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 205 | Submission Open
Keywords: targeted cancer therapy; bacterial toxins; snake venom toxins; toxins; nanoparticles; venom; microbial toxin; recombinant immunotoxin
Toxicity and Risk Assessment of Cyanotoxins submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open
Keywords: cyanotoxins; risk assessment; microcystins; cylindrospermopsin; toxicology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine and Freshwater Toxins)
Risk Assessment of Mycotoxins: Challenges and Emerging Threats
edited by , Katja Kološa and Matjaž Novak
submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6642 | 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)
Mycotoxins and Spoilage Fungi in Agricultural Products and Foods: Current Status and Future Perspectives submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4344 | Submission Open
Keywords: mycotoxins; spoilage fungi; mycotoxin detection; mycotoxin toxicology; control and detoxification techniques; antifungal technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)
Toxin–Host Interaction of Clostridium Toxins: 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4253 | 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)
Snake Venom Genes Expression, Evolution and Variation
edited by Cara Smith and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2755 | Submission Open
Keywords: molecular evolution; genomics; transcriptomics; venom variation; venom evolution; toxin variation; regulatory networks
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Venoms)
Uremic Toxins and Chronic Kidney Disease
edited by M. Victoria Pendón-RuizdeMier and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1864 | Submission Open
Keywords: chronic kidney disease; uremic toxins; nutritional intervention; prevention renal progression; keto analogues
(This special issue belongs to the Section Uremic Toxins)
Detection and Risk Assessment of Microbial Toxins in Food
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1456 | Submission Open
Keywords: bacterial endotoxins; mycotoxins; toxins characterization/identification; food safety; analytical methods; rapid detection; exposure assessment
The Application and Safety Assessment of Bacillus thuringiensis Toxins
edited by Peng Li and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1342 | Submission Open
Keywords: Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) toxins; insecticidal mechanism; resistance management; environmental fate; risk assessment; transgenic crops
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)
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