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Plant–Microbe Interactions Revisited: Emerging Concepts and Biotechnological Innovations

edited by Pragya Tiwari

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1398 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced biotechnologies; bioinformatics; endophytes; mycorrhizae; omics technologies; pathogenesis; plant microbiome; stress biology; symbiosis; synthetic biology; sustainable development goals (SDGs)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Microbe Interactions)

Microbial Biotechnology: The Biodiversity, Properties and Benefits of Microorganisms in Medical, Clinical, Food and Environmental Fields

edited by

Karina Teixeira Magalhães-Guedes

and

Marcelo Andrés Umsza-Guez

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 18589 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial biotechnology; microorganism diversity; biotechnological applications; functional foods; pathogen control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Epidemiology of Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses

edited by Stéphanie Devignot

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3990 | Submission Open

Keywords: hemorrhagic fever viruses; highly pathogenic viruses; epidemiology; arenavirus; bunyavirus; filovirus; flavivirus; paramyxovirus

(This special issue belongs to the Section Virology)

Sustainable Approaches to Mitigate Antimicrobial Resistance in the Environment

edited by

Emma Murphy

and

Gustavo Fehrenbach

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1532 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; environment; probiotics; antibiotic; bioremediation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Microbial-Sourced Nutritional Supplements for Human and Animal

edited by

Zhi Wang

and

Yafan Cai

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1087 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial-sourced; nutritional supplements; biosynthesis; fermentation; enzymes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Biotechnology for Environmental Remediation

edited by

Elena Efremenko

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 25659 | Submission Open

Keywords: biotechnology; bioremediation; environmental monitoring; biocatalysts; microbial enzymes; biodegradation; bio-inspired materials; pollutant degradation; detoxification; biosensors; biorecognition; consortia

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Microbiota: From the Environment to Humans, 2nd Edition

edited by

Elisa Bona

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 17096 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial community; holobiont; environment; food; metagenome; metaproteome

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiomes)

Microbiome-Driven Agriculture: Transforming Sustainability and Resilience Through Functional Microbial Insights and Metagenomics

edited by

Nazrul Islam

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14777 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbiome; agriculture; metagenomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Molecular Identification and Phylogeny of Crops Pathogenic Fungi

edited by

Olga P. Gavrilova

Philipp B. Gannibal

and

Aleksandra S. Orina

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 14289 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant pathogenic fungi; taxonomy; phylogeny; new species; population; cereals; legumes; oilseeds; vegetables; fruits

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Microbe Interactions)

Phloem Localized Insect Transmitted Bacteria Associated with Plant Diseases

edited by

Assunta Bertaccini

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13540 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytopathogenic bacteria; ‘ Candidatus Phytoplasma’ species; ‘ Candidatus Liberibacter’ species and subspecies; plant disease; prevention; management; detection; identification; insect vectors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Microbe Interactions)

Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Bacterial Infection

edited by

Jun-Hyung Cho

and

Garth Ehrlich

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11230 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacterial pathogenesis; antimicrobial resistance; diagnostics and detection; therapeutic advances; prevention strategies; epidemiology and public health; host immune response; bacterial ecology and evolution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Secondary Metabolism of Microorganisms, 3rd Edition

edited by

Carlos García-Estrada

and

Carlos Barreiro

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11008 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in Animals

edited by

Glenn S. Tillotson

, Kelly Reveles and Joni Meehan

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7239 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Microbial Interactions in Plant Adaptation to Abiotic and Biotic Stress

edited by Ayalew B. Mentewab

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6870 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; biotic stress; plant microbiome; environmental adaptation; microbial interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Microbe Interactions)

Advances in Human Infection

edited by

Lorenzo Drago

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6397 | Submission Open

Keywords: human; diseases; viral; bacterial; fungal

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Microbial Metabolic Engineering Technology

edited by Kesen Ma

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6117 | Submission Open

Keywords: metabolic engineering; synthetic biology tools; genome engineering; synthetic metabolic pathways; enzyme engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Ticks, Tick Microbiome and Tick-Borne Diseases

edited by

Yun Sang Cho

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6055 | Submission Open

Keywords: ticks; tick-borne diseases; microbiome; tick control; tick-borne pathogens

(This special issue belongs to the Section Public Health Microbiology)

Advances in Microbial Ecology That Drives Biogeochemical Cycles: Environmental Impact

edited by

Ajit Kumar Passari

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5821 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial ecology; biogeochemical cycles; microbial community; environmental impact; nutrient cycling; carbon cycling; nitrogen cycling; climate change; anthropogenic stressors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Advances in Enteric Infections Research

edited by

Andreas E. Zautner

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5342 | Submission Open

Keywords: enteric diseases; Arcobacter spp.; Campylobacter spp.; Salmonella enterica; Clostridioides difficile; Yersinia spp.; E. coli pathovars; Shigella spp.; epidemiology; diagnostic assays; proteomics; genomics; pathomechanisms; virulence factors; antimicrobial resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Microbial Biofilms: New Insights into Formation, Resistance and Control

edited by

Marius Stefan

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5262 | Submission Open

Keywords: biofilm formation; biofilm surfaces; biofilm structure; multi-species biofilms; microbial communities; biofilm communication; biofilm cells resistance; biofilm control; new antibiofilm agents

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biofilm)

Water Microorganisms Associated with Human Health, 2nd Edition

edited by

Ana Machado

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4593 | Submission Open

Keywords: drinking water; recreational water; microorganisms; biomarkers; emerging contaminants; risk assessment; waterborne diseases; One Health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Public Health Microbiology)

Gut Microbiota: Influences and Impacts on Human Health

edited by

Shuangjiang Liu

and

Hao Zhou

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4435 | Submission Open

Keywords: gut microbiota; microbiome– disease interaction; metabolic disorders; immune regulation; neurological conditions; gastrointestinal health; probiotics and gut health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gut Microbiota)

The Microbiome of the Urinary Tract: A Balance Between Eubiosis and Dysbiosis

edited by Michael Chrisofos and

Ilias Giannakodimos

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4302 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbiome; urinary tract infections; eubiosis and dysbiosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Food Microorganisms and Genomics, 2nd Edition

edited by

Stefano Raimondi

Alberto Amaretti

and

Francesco Candeliere

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4138 | Submission Open

Keywords: food microbiome; comparative genomics; foodborne pathogen; probiotics; technological starter

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

Therapeutic Potential of Antimicrobial Peptides

edited by

Yonghong Zhang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3854 | Submission Open

Keywords: infectious disease; antibiotic resistance; antimicrobial peptides; peptide design; AMP identification; mode of action; therapeutic potential

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance)

Microbial Evolutionary Genomics and Bioinformatics

edited by

Agostinho Antunes

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3353 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbiomes genomics; bacteria genomics diversity and evolution; irus genomics and evolution; microbial pathogenicity genomics; bioinformatics advances in microbial research; microbial-genome-encoded bioactive molecules

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiomes)

Gut Dysbiosis in Extraintestinal and Intestinal Diseases: Novel Target for Therapeutic Approaches

edited by Daniela Sartori

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3215 | Submission Open

Keywords: intestinal microbiome; gut microbiota; gut dysbiosis; host metabolism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gut Microbiota)

Probiotics: Identification and Applications

edited by

Edgar Torres-Maravilla

and Lino Reyes

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2858 | Submission Open

Keywords: bifidobacteria; fermented food; functional characterization; genome; health benefit; lactic acid bacteria; probiotic; postbiotic; psychobiotic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series on Fermented Foods: Diversity, Traditional Heritage and Innovation

edited by

Marta Laranjo

and

Pengjun Shi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2631 | Submission Open

Keywords: fermented foods; microbial foods; starter cultures; lactic acid bacteria; Gram-positive catalase-positive cocci; yeasts; foodborne pathogens; biogenic amines; probiotics; health benefits

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

Oral Microbes and Human Health, Second Edition

edited by

Andrea Scribante

and

Andrea Butera

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2619 | Submission Open

Keywords: oral; microbiota; health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Wine Fermentation Microorganisms

edited by

Maria Del Carmen Portillo

and

Aitor Balmaseda

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2567 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial diversity; microbial interactions; non-Saccharomyces yeasts; lactic acid bacteria; omics; biocontrol strategies; biodynamic winemaking; wine quality improvement; spoilage microorganisms; starter cultures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

Emerging Diseases in Aquatic Animals

edited by Tran Ngoc Tuan and

Nguyen Dinh-Hung

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2366 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging diseases; aquatic animal health; novel pathogens; disease outbreaks; diagnostic innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Microbial Dysbiosis and Approaches to Restore Microbial Homeostasis

edited by

Zvi Loewy

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2185 | Submission Open

Keywords: biofilm; commensal organisms; pathogens; inhibition; eradication; anti-microbials; fecal microbial transplant; microbiome; dysbiosis; natural products

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Microbiology and Immunology)

Interaction Between Microorganisms and Environment

edited by

Alexander Machado Cardoso

and

Li Zhu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2113 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental; microbial; soil; plant; ocean; microbial fermentation; interaction mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Probiotics, Pebiotics and Pet Health

edited by

Bing Han

and

Lihong Zhao

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1800 | Submission Open

Keywords: gut microbiome; prebiotics; probiotics; pet nutrition; dysbiosis; host– microbe interactions; microbial bioactive; microbial therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)

Parasites and Parasitic Infections: Strategies to Control, Diagnose, and Treat Parasitic Diseases

edited by

Érica S. Martins-Duarte

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1652 | Submission Open

Keywords: protozoan; ectoparasites; helminths; vaccine; new drugs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Public Health Microbiology)

Polar Microbiome Facing Climate Change

edited by

Fabien Joux

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 1604 | Submission Open

Keywords: polar microbiology; polar environment; climatic changes; bacteria; archaea; phytoplankton; fungi; viruses; protists; cold ecosystems; adaptation; acclimatation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Research on Fungal Pathogen Candida spp. and Alternative Therapy

edited by

Letizia Angiolella

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1240 | Submission Open

Keywords: Candida spp.; yeast; heat shock proteins; biofilm; evasion of host immunity; hydrolytic enzyme; adhesion; alternative compounds; synergistic activity with microbiota

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)

Exploring Microbial Evolution: From Cellular Dynamics to Phylogenetic Branching

edited by

Nobuyuki Haga

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1227 | Submission Open

Keywords: cell physiology; cultivation; energy metabolism; gene/genome analysis; natural selection; phylogenetic trees; sexual/asexual reproduction; species identification; and symbiosis/parasitism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Microbiology and Immunology)

Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria and Plant–Microbe Interaction

edited by

Yongliang Yan

Chang-Fu Tian

and Yuhua Zhan

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1210 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological nitrogen fixation; associative nitrogen fixation; symbiosis; rhizosphere; soil microbiome; rhizobia; nitrogenase; legume; nodule; plant– microbe interaction; synthetic biology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Microbe Interactions)

Potential for Microbial Habitability on Mars: In Situ Resource Utilization Technologies for Human Missions to Mars

edited by

Felipe Gómez

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 997 | Submission Open

Keywords: astrobiology; mars; habitability; anaerobes; martian Life

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Probiotics, Gut Microbiota, and Health

edited by

Massimiliano Marazzato

and Claudio de Simone

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 768 | Submission Open

Keywords: probiotic; gut microbiota; intestinal microbiome; host health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gut Microbiota)

Microbes, Society and Sustainable Solutions

edited by

Allan Cembella

and

Lorena M. Durán-Riveroll

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 754 | Submission Open

Keywords: microalgae; cyanobacteria; harmful algal blooms (HABs); sustainable solutions; aquatic ecosystems; human health; fisheries; pharmacological metabolites; early warning systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)

Advances in Foodborne Pathogenic Bacteria Microcosm Mapping and Its Interrelation Within the Food Production Setting

edited by

Marios Mataragas

Nikolaos D. Andritsos

and

Spiros Paramithiotis

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 718 | Submission Open

Keywords: foodborne pathogenic bacteria; food processing; next-generation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

Fungal Ecology on a Changing Planet

edited by

Helson Mario Martins Do Vale

and

Geisianny Moreira

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 679 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungi diversity; fungal functional guilds; fungal tolerance; ecosystem functioning; environmental stressors; environmental contamination; global environmental change; fungal stress response; fungal ecology; fungal-driven processes; mycoremediation; fungal resilience; fungal adaptation; fungal responses to climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Microbial Safety of Animal-Derived Foods

edited by

Etna Aída Peña-Ramos

and

Martín Valenzuela-Melendres

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 547 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal-derived foods; foodborne illness; microbial safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

Research on Biofilm

edited by María Guembe,

Enea G. Di Domenico

and

Jose Luis Del Pozo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 544 | Submission Open

Keywords: biofilm; antimicrobials; targeting; prevention; hosts; pathogenesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biofilm)

Epidemic Microbial Diseases: From the Tropics to Global Health Threats

edited by Kalesh Karunakaran

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 394 | Submission Open

Keywords: epidemiology; microbial pathogens; host– pathogen interactions; public health; emerging infectious diseases; therapeutics; vaccine development; global health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Public Health Microbiology)

Arboviruses and Global Health: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, and Emerging Challenges

edited by Xiaolong Li

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 341 | Submission Open

Keywords: arboviruses; global health; epidemiology; vector-borne diseases; surveillance and control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Virology)

Pathogenesis and Host Response Modulation by Porphyromonas gingivalis

edited by