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Advances in Detecting, Monitoring, Predicting, Managing and Controlling Harmful Algal Blooms

edited by Chenlin Hu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 316 | Submission Open

Keywords: cyanobacteria; algal bloom; cyanotoxin; cause detecting; monitoring; predicting; managing; controlling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine and Freshwater Toxins)

Identification, Toxicity and Insecticidal Protein of Bacillus thuringiensis

edited by

Changlong Shu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 163 | 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

edited by

Itziar Chapartegui-González

and

Holger Barth

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 158 | 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

Xin Liu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open

Keywords: Fusarium head blight; toxin; metabolite; virulence factor; host– pathogen interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Marine Biotoxins: Bioactivities, Identification, and Potential Bioprocesses

edited by

Juan Jose Gallardo Rodriguez

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7488 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine toxins; dinoflagellates; harmful algae; bioprocesses; bioaccumulation; allelopathy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine and Freshwater Toxins)

Enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis Toxin: Biological Properties and Pathogenesis

edited by

Ki-Jong Rhee

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6915 | 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)

Bacillus thuringiensis: A Broader View of Its Biocidal Activity: 2nd Edition

edited by

Leopoldo Palma

Diego Herman Sauka

and

Primitivo Caballero

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5311 | 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)

Advances in Venom Research: Biological Activities, Therapeutic Potential, and Molecular Mechanism

edited by

Montamas Suntravat

and Juliana Pavan Zuliani

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5056 | Submission Open

Keywords: venoms; toxins; biological activities; therapeutic potential; molecular mechanism; venomous animals; pharmacological effects

Structure, Function and Evolution of Conotoxins

edited by

Lars Ellgaard

and Thomas Lund Koch

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4995 | 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 Poisonous Mushrooms and Their Toxins

edited by

Zhiyong Zhao

and Haijiao Li

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3193 | Submission Open

Keywords: poisonous mushroom; mushroom toxins; mushroom poisoning; detection methods; metabolism and toxicity mecha-nism; control strategies

Risk Assessment of Mycotoxins: Challenges and Emerging Threats

edited by

Bojana Žegura

, Katja Kološa and Matjaž Novak

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2999 | 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)

Venomics Insights into the Evolutionary Biology of Peptide Toxins in Marine and Terrestrial Organisms

edited by

Gandhi Rádis-Baptista

and Hidetoshi Inagaki

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1636 | 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

Shaukat Ali

and

Jianhui Wu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1573 | 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

edited by

Jonatan Dorca-Arévalo

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1498 | 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

Ling Wang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1099 | 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)

Challenges of Mycotoxins in Food Chains: Occurrence, Detection and Control

edited by

Larine Kupski

and

Eliana Badiale Furlong

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 479 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycotoxins; food safety; analytical methods; risk assessment; 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 323 | Submission Open

Keywords: botulinum toxin; cosmetic surgery; aesthetic; facial diseases; facial asymmetry; masseter hypertrophy; bruxism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)

Editorial Board Members' Collection: Occurrence, Climate Change, Crop Intensification, Biological Invasions, and Epidemics in Global Mycotoxin Challenge

edited by

John Leslie

and

Massimo Reverberi

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 157 | 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

Terentia Batista Sa Norões

and Roberta Jeane Jorge

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 151 | Submission Open

Keywords: pharmacology; toxicology; natural toxins; snake venoms; renal toxicity; cellular mechanisms of toxicity

Botulinum Toxin in Neuromodulation: Current Advances in Migraine Treatment

edited by

Maria Pia Prudenzano

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 129 | Submission Open

Keywords: botulinum toxin (BoNT); migraine treatment; neuromodulation; chronic migraine; prophylactic therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)

Snake Venom Genes Expression, Evolution and Variation

edited by Cara Smith and

Stephen Mackessy

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 114 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular evolution; genomics; transcriptomics; venom variation; venom evolution; toxin variation; regulatory networks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Venoms)

Biomonitoring of Mycotoxins the Silent Invaders, Their Subtle Assault on Human and Animal Health

edited by

Cristina Juan García

and

Ana Juan-García

submission deadline 2 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10628 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycotoxins; biomonitoring; blood; cells; biotransformation; in vitro; in vivo; mass spectrometry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Venoms and Drugs

edited by

Euikyung Kim

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9524 | Submission Open

Keywords: venom components; molecular mechanism; preclinical; clinical; toxin receptors; toxin analogs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Venoms)

Advances in Ricin and Shiga Toxin Inhibitors

edited by

Nilgun E. Tumer

and Jacques Y. Roberge

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 863 | Submission Open

Keywords: ricin; Shiga toxin; E. coli; ribosome inactivating protein; inhibitor development; small molecule; peptide; antibody; assay development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Toxins)

The Role of Uremic Toxins in Comorbidities of Chronic Kidney Disease

edited by Suguru Yamamoto

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 17009 | Submission Open

Keywords: uremic toxins; chronic kidney disease; hemodialysis; blood purification; frailty; mortality; cardiovascular; fracture; infection; pruritus; cognitive disorder

(This special issue belongs to the Section Uremic Toxins)

Anthrax Toxin Chronicles: Celebrating 70 Years of Scientific Breakthroughs in Chemistry, Biology, and Toxicology

edited by Elizabeth A. Ambrose

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 15409 | Submission Open

Keywords: anthrax; Bacillus anthracis; lethal factor; bioterrorism; antitoxins; zinc metalloprotease; edema factor; protective antigen

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)

Mycotoxins in Food and Feeds: Human Health and Animal Nutrition

edited by Maria Agustina Pavicich and Andrea Patriarca

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13741 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycotoxins; food safety; feed safety; animal nutrition; toxin detection; fungal infection; human health; risk assessment; toxicology; agricultural sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Application of Botulinum Toxin in Facial Diseases

edited by

Brigitte Girard

, Isabelle Larre and

Juliette Delmas

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2739 | Submission Open

Keywords: botulinum neurotoxin; blepharospasm; hemifacial spasm; ptosis; drooling; lacrymal gland; salivary gland; movement disorders; entropion; epiphora; facial asymmetry correction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)

The Effects of Mycotoxins on Reproductive Physiology and Other Health in Animals and Humans

edited by

Levente Sára

and

Zsuzsanna Szőke

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 979 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycotoxins; reproductive physiology; fertility; endocrine disruption; toxicology; aflatoxins; zearalenone; food safety; animal health; public health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Unveiling the Toxic Effects of Harmful Algal Blooms: 2nd Edition

edited by

Melissa Peacock

and

Corinne Gibble

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 388 | 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)

Mycotoxin Detection, Assessment, and Detoxification

edited by

Octavian Augustin Mihalache

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 176 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycotoxin occurrence; dietary exposure; chemical risk assessment; liquid chromatography; mass spectrometry; mitigation strategy; mycotoxin detoxification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

The Application and Safety Assessment of Bacillus thuringiensis Toxins

edited by Peng Li and

Michael Adang

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 145 | 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)

Mycotoxins and Animal Health: Mechanisms, Impacts, and Mitigation Strategies

edited by

Łukasz Żielonka

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 125 | Submission Open

Keywords: Mycotoxins; feed contamination; detoxification strategies; microbial degradation; enzymatic detoxification; adsorbents; nutritional inter-ventions; veterinary toxicology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Advanced Analytical Technologies in Mycotoxins Detection for the One-Health

edited by

Laura Anfossi

and

Simone Cavalera

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 113 | 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)

Fungal Phytotoxins: A Themed Issue in Honor of Prof. Antonio Evidente

edited by

Stefano Superchi

and

Antonio Randazzo

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 90 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungi; phytotoxins; biological activity; application in agriculture and medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Toxins)

Venom-Derived Inhibitors in Immunopharmacology

edited by Vanessa Moreira

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 83 | Submission Open

Keywords: inhibitory molecules; immune modulation; inflammation; animal venoms; pharmacological applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Venoms)

Uremic Toxins and Chronic Kidney Disease

edited by M. Victoria Pendón-RuizdeMier and

Cristian Rodelo-Haad

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 48 | Submission Open

Keywords: chronic kidney disease; uremic toxins; nutritional intervention; prevention renal progression; keto analogues

(This special issue belongs to the Section Uremic Toxins)

Staphylococcus aureus Toxins：Presence and Detection in Human, Animals and Food

edited by

Alexander Govaris

and

Andreana Pexara

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 15493 | Submission Open

Keywords: Staphylococcus aureus; enterotoxins; foodborne toxicosis; food-borne disease; S. aureus toxins; TSST-1; outbreaks; MRSA; genetic diversity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)

Strategies for Mitigating Mycotoxin Contamination in Food and Feed

edited by

Marija Kovač Tomas

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11391 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycotoxins; mycotoxigenic fungi; toxicology; detection and occurrence; reduction and detoxification; innovative mitigation strategies; prevention; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Novel Technologies for the Detection and Identification of Natural Toxins

edited by

Rui Xiao

and

Wenwen Xin

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7664 | Submission Open

Keywords: toxins; identification; biosensors; POCT; detection

Contemporary and Emerging Modalities of Kidney Assistance Therapy for Patients with Kidney Dysfunction Requiring Dialysis

edited by Mariana Murea and

Tibor Fülöp

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7563 | Submission Open

Keywords: uremic toxin; dialysis; dialyzer; filtration; intestinal; implantable; portable; sorbent

(This special issue belongs to the Section Uremic Toxins)

Botulinum Neurotoxins for the Treatment of Chronic Pain and Headaches

edited by

Anna P. Andreou

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5836 | Submission Open

Keywords: botulinum toxins; migraine ; chronic pain; pain management; headaches; neuropathic pain

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)

Ecology and Evolution of Harmful Algal Blooms

edited by

Kathleen D. Cusick

and

Allen Place

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3608 | Submission Open

Keywords: algal toxin; genetic/strain diversity; eco-evolutionary role; molecular target; biological function; fitness cost; trophic interactions; molecular evolution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine and Freshwater Toxins)

Advances in Detection and Removal of Mycotoxins in Food

edited by Xiaoyang Li

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1960 | Submission Open

Keywords: food safety; mycotoxins; determination; detoxification; biotechnology; nanomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Botulinum Toxin: Advancing Treatments for Spasticity

edited by

Sheng Li

Ping Zhou

and Rajiv Reebye

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1531 | Submission Open

Keywords: botulinum toxin; spasticity; spastic muscles; electromyography (EMG); ultrasound; neurorehabilitation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)

Advances in Pore-Forming Toxins Expressed by Pathogenic Bacteria: Mechanisms, Impact and Therapeutic Potential

edited by Stephen G. Aller and Cole L. Martin

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 316 | Submission Open

Keywords: pore-forming toxins; membrane damage; toxin oligomer; pore structure; human health; pathogenic bacteria; environmental impact; clinical applications; biotechnology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)

Updated Classifications of Conotoxins: Phylogenetic, Structural and Pharmacological (2nd Edition)

edited by Manuel B. Aguilar

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open

Keywords: cone snails; peptides; conopeptides; conotoxins; precursors; disulfide bonds; evolution; molecular targets; gene superfamilies; pharmacological families

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine and Freshwater Toxins)

Biosynthesis and Detoxification of Mycotoxins

edited by Jie Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycotoxins; biosynthesis; microbial degradation; enzymes; bioabsorption; detoxification; animal toxicology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Mycotoxin Resistance

edited by

Gerhard Adam

and Herbert Michlmayr

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 92 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycotoxins; resistance mechanism; fungal infection; fungivore; detoxification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Antibody-Based Approaches in Bacterial Toxin Research

edited by Antonietta M. Lillo and

Jessica Kubicek-Sutherland

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open

Keywords: monoclonal antibodies; toxin neutralization; antibody engineering; toxin detection; antibody– toxin interactions; bacterial pathogenesis; host– pathogen interactions; antibody specificity; next-generation antibodies; infectious diseases; biodefense; antimicrobial resistance; translational immunology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)

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