Microbial Solutions for a Sustainable Alcoholic Beverages Supply Chain

Dear Colleagues,

It is a pleasure to invite academics and industry professionals to submit manuscripts that are in agreement with this Special Issue focusing on the innovative integration of microbial solutions within the sustainable supply chain of alcoholic beverages. This Special Issue is designed to showcase the latest advancements in microbiology and its application in enhancing the production, quality, and environmental sustainability of alcoholic beverages. Drawing upon a rich expertise in basic and advanced microbiology, food science and technology, as well as the environmental and human health microbiomes, this issue aims to bridge the gap between traditional practices and cutting-edge scientific research correlated with sustainable supply chains. Our editor(s), with a distinguished background in navigating international laboratories and diverse research groups, brings a wealth of knowledge on the correlation between beverage production and sustainable supply chains. This Special Issue not only highlights the practical applications of microbial solutions but also delves into the theoretical underpinnings that make such applications possible. Key themes include the exploration of the interconnections between microbial genotypes and phenotypes, culturing, genomics, transcriptomics, metagenomics, and/or metatranscriptomics to understand and harness the technological potential of bacteria and/or yeasts in the alcoholic fermentation process. These insights are pivotal in innovating the production processes of alcoholic beverages, ensuring they are not only efficient and of high quality but also environmentally sustainable. Thus, contributions are invited from researchers and practitioners who are exploring microbial applications in the alcoholic beverage industry, with a particular interest in sustainable practices. Through this collaborative endeavour, we aim to enrich the discourse on sustainable alcoholic beverage production and open new horizons for research and application in the sustainability field.

Dr. Wilson Jose Fernandes Lemos Junior
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Microorganisms is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

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• sustainable food chain
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