Bacterial Viruses
A section of Viruses (ISSN 1999-4915).
Section Information
The section ‘Bacterial Viruses’ covers both bacteriophages and archaeal viruses. The topics include mechanistic studies of phage structure, phage evolution, gene expression and regulation, genome replication, virion assembly, phage–host interactions, phage therapy, and other phage applications.
Please note that we aim not to publish papers that report the phage sequence annotation accompanied only by the conventional characterization of the phage, such as TEM image, phylogeny, pH and temperature stability, host range, and single-step growth curves. More complete stories are requested with additional data on one or all of the following: experimental identification of the phage receptor, proteomic analysis of the phage particle-associated proteins, transcriptomics (RNA-seq) on phage-infected bacteria, and experimental identification of phage promoters. As an exception, Bacterial Viruses will consider short communications equivalent to “genome announcements” on novel isolated phages, particularly those that infect obscure hosts or difficult-to-work-with hosts.
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Dual Nature of Bacteriophages: Friends or Enemies in Food Industry? (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Giant, Jumbo and Mega Phages (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Biotechnological Applications of Phage and Phage-Derived Proteins 2025 (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Phage Display in Cancer Diagnosis and Screening (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Phage–Antibiotic Combination Therapy (Deadline: 20 January 2026)
- Phage Cocktails: Promising Approaches Against Infections (Deadline: 31 January 2026)
- Role of Bacteriophage in Intestine Microbial Communities (Deadline: 15 February 2026)
- Bacteriophage Diversity, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Phage and Quorum Sensing (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Discovery, Classification, and Early Research on the Lipid-Containing, Double-Stranded RNA Bacteriophage φ6 (Deadline: 15 June 2026)
- Phage Evolution: Taxonomy, Origins, and Diversity (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
Topical Collection
Following topical collection within this section is currently open for submissions:
