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Mycotoxins in Food Safety: Challenges and Biocontrol Strategies

edited by

Sofía Noemí Chulze

and

María Silvina Alaniz Zanon

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2116 | Submission Open

Keywords: biocontrol; climate change; One Health; mycotoxins; toxigenic fungi; changes in biodiversity; risk maps of mycotoxin accumulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Exploration of Toxins from Marine Organisms

edited by

Pedro M. Costa

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1141 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine toxins; bioactives; drug discovery; toxicology; bioprospecting; blue biotechnology

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

Metabolism and Toxicology of Mycotoxins and Their Masked Forms: 2nd Edition

edited by

Qiugang Ma

Zhihong Liang

and

Ru Jia

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 212 | Submission Open

Keywords: masked mycotoxins; metabolic transformation mechanism; toxicology; interactive effects; oxidative stress; DNA damage; cell apoptosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Mycotoxin Exposure in Humans and the Environment: An Integrated Approach

edited by

Liliana J.G. Silva

André Pereira

and

Angelina Pena

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 164 | 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)

Fate of Regulated, Masked, Emerging Mycotoxins and Secondary Fungal Metabolites in Foods

edited by

Marta Leite

Andreia Freitas

and

Fernando Ramos

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycotoxins; masked mycotoxins; emerging mycotoxins; fungal metabolites; analytical methods; toxicology; risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Chemical Ecological Interactions and Bioactivity Mechanisms of Marine Biotoxins and Venoms

edited by

Allan Cembella

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 140 | 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 24773 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal toxins; plant toxins; bacterial toxins; marine and freshwater toxins; method development; analysis; multi-toxin methods; validation

Plant Toxin Emergency

edited by

Andrea Bolognesi

and

Massimo Bortolotti

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12688 | 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)

Pore-Forming Toxins: From Structure to Function

edited by

Peter A. Keyel

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4754 | 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)

Adverse Effects of Co-Contaminated Mycotoxins and Strategies for Their Mitigation

edited by

Wence Wang

and

Mengmeng Li

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3779 | Submission Open

Keywords: co-contaminated mycotoxins; mechanisms of toxicity; mitigation strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

The Evolving Role of Botulinum Toxin in Clinical Therapeutics

edited by

Barbara Karp

and Zoltan Mari

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3759 | 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

Haifei Wang

and

Lvhui Sun

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3173 | 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 3162 | 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

edited by

Griet Glorieux

Evelien Snauwaert

and

Raymond Vanholder

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 987 | 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

Dany Domínguez Pérez

Guillermin Agüero-Chapin

and Olga Castañeda

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 739 | 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)

Risk Assessment and Advanced, Sustainable, and Intelligent Solutions for Mycotoxin Management Along the Food/Feed Chain

edited by

Antonio F. Logrieco

and

Peiwu Li

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 378 | 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

Bruce Turnbull

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open

Keywords: AB5 toxins; targeted delivery; bacterial toxins

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)

Toxins from Animal Venoms Modulating Cellular Activities

edited by

Sílvio Sanches Veiga

and Luiza Helena Gremski

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 116 | 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)

Collaborative Approaches to Mitigation of Snakebite Envenoming

edited by

Anita Malhotra

and Karthikeyan Vasudevan

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1792 | 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

Yiqiang Chen

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 290 | 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

Stephen Ashford

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 108 | 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

Kazuya Yoshida

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 21733 | 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

Xuhui Geng

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 20350 | 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

Wolfgang Jost

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 13771 | 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

Jean-Denis Bailly

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4379 | 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

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 959 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycotoxins; spoilage fungi; mycotoxin detection; mycotoxin toxicology; control and detoxification techniques; antifungal technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Selected Papers from the 3rd International Online Conference on Toxins (2025)

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 292 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel plant toxins; foodborne toxins; animal venoms; mycotoxins; bacterial toxins

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

edited by Chenlin Hu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 247 | Submission Open

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

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

Uremic Toxins and Hemodialysis: Mechanisms, Challenges, and Therapeutic Advances

edited by Joëlle Nortier and Marie-Hélène Antoine

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open

Keywords: end-stage kidney disease; hemodialysis/hemodiafiltration; uremic toxins; endothelial dysfunction; gut microbiome

Identification, Toxicity and Insecticidal Protein of Bacillus thuringiensis

edited by

Changlong Shu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 129 | 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)

The Dark Side of Fusarium Head Blight: How They Cause Infection

edited by

Xin Liu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 103 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Bacterial Toxins and Immune System

edited by

Itziar Chapartegui-González

and

Holger Barth

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 102 | Submission Open

Keywords: toxic shock; tolerance; bacterial toxin; immunomodulation; toxin neutralization; relapse

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)

Mycotoxin Co-Contamination：Cooccurrence, Interaction, Toxicological Mechanisms and, Risk Assessment in Agri-Products, Food and Feed

edited by

Junhua Yang

and

Zhiqi Zhang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 69 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycotoxins; co-contanmination; toxicology; safety assessment; prevention and control

(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 6089 | 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

edited by

Leopoldo Palma

Diego Herman Sauka

and

Primitivo Caballero

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4500 | 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

Lars Ellgaard

and Thomas Lund Koch

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4257 | 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)

Enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis Toxin: Biological Properties and Pathogenesis

edited by

Ki-Jong Rhee

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3135 | 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)

Advances in Poisonous Mushrooms and Their Toxins

edited by

Zhiyong Zhao

and Haijiao Li

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2371 | Submission Open

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

Molecular Response of Hosts to Fungal Toxins

edited by

Shaukat Ali

and

Jianhui Wu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1303 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycotoxins; host response; molecular biology; immune response; metabolic adaptation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Risk Assessment of Mycotoxins: Challenges and Emerging Threats

edited by

Bojana Žegura

, Katja Kološa and Matjaž Novak

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1240 | 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)

Toxin–Host Interaction of Clostridium Toxins: 2nd Edition

edited by

Jonatan Dorca-Arévalo

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1161 | 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 869 | 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)

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 131 | 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)

Study on Botulinum Toxin in Facial Diseases and Aesthetics

edited by Giovanni Salti

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)

Botulinum Toxin in Neuromodulation: Current Advances in Migraine Treatment

edited by

Maria Pia Prudenzano

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)

Natural Toxins and Their Toxic Effects

edited by

Terentia Batista Sa Norões

and Roberta Jeane Jorge

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 58 | Submission Open

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

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

edited by

Larine Kupski

and

Eliana Badiale Furlong

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 46 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycotoxins; food safety; analytical methods; risk assessment; control strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Snake Venom Genes Expression, Evolution and Variation

edited by Cara Smith and

Stephen Mackessy

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 14 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Venoms)

Venoms and Drugs

edited by

Euikyung Kim

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7789 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Venoms)

The Role of Uremic Toxins in Comorbidities of Chronic Kidney Disease

edited by Suguru Yamamoto

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11405 | 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)

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