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The Microbiome of the Urinary Tract: A Balance between Eubiosis and Dysbiosis
edited by Michael Chrisofos and Ilias Giannakodimos
submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2265 | Submission Open
Keywords: microbiome; urinary tract infections; eubiosis and dysbiosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)
Bacterial Infections in Clinical Settings
edited by Viera Lovayová
submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1543 | Submission Open
Keywords: bacterial pathogens; antibiotic resistance; nosocomial infections; sepsis; bacteremia; clinical diagnosis; infection control; microbiological culture; antibiotic therapy; pathogen identification; biofilms; gram-positive bacteria; gram-negative bacteria; Hospital-Acquired Infection (HAI); Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MDROs); empirical therapy; clinical microbiology; prophylactic antibiotics; infectious disease epidemiology; antimicrobial stewardship
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)
Bacterial Motility
edited by
submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 244 | Submission Open
Keywords: bacterial movement; bacterial motility; technological and biomedical applications; bacteria motors; chemotaxis; swarming motility; hydrodynamics of bacteria swimming mechanisms; biomimetic swimmers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Microbiology and Immunology)
The Use of Microbial Protein and Its Extraction
edited by
submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 185 | Submission Open
Keywords: microbial protein (MP); single cell protein (SCP); Fungi; Yeast; bacteria; microalgae; extraction method; microbiological safety
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)
Microbial Interactions, Biotechnology, and Sustainability
edited by Aline Intorne and Marina Suzuki
submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 152 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant-microbe interactions; biogeochemical cycles; sustainability; microbial biotechnology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)
Advances of Pathogenic Marine Vibrios submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open
Keywords: pathogenesis; vibrios; diseases; aquatic organisms; bacteriophages; probiotics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)
Bioactive Molecules from Microbial Sources submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 22794 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioactive molecules; microorganisms; fungi; microalgae; application
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)
Beneficial Microbes: Food, Mood and Beyond, 2nd Edition submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 21884 | Submission Open
Keywords: prebiotics; probiotics; postbiotics; parabiotics; psycho-biotics; food; mood; benefactions; safety; antibiotics; neurotransmitters; humans; animals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)
Oral Microbes and Human Health submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 15870 | Submission Open
Keywords: oral; microbiota; health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)
Plant Pathogens: Monitoring, Identification and Biological Control submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11589 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Microbe Interactions)
Microbial Genome Analysis and Interpretation Using Computational Approaches—Second Edition
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11226 | Submission Open
Keywords: microbial genome; whole-genome sequencing; bioinformatics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)
Effect of Microbial Communities for Environmental Protection and Development of Agriculture
edited by Alejandro Rodriguez-Sanchez
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 11002 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental microbial communities; environmental protection; agriculture potentiation; bioremediation; ecosystem functioning; biotic and abiotic stresses
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)
Advances in Microbial Biofilm Formation
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10565 | Submission Open
Keywords: commensal; environment; metabolism; multi-disciplinarity; pathogen; second messenger signaling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biofilm)
Microbiota and Microbiomes in Plants, Animals and Environment: A One Heath Perspective
edited by Moussa Diarra, Hermine Mkrtchyan and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9978 | Submission Open
Keywords: microbiota/microbiome; antimicrobial; disease and health; environment; climate
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiomes)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Pathogenicity, Drug Resistance Mechanisms and Interaction with the Host
edited by Haihua Liang
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9802 | Submission Open
Keywords: Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa); virulence factor; pathogenesis; host defense patterns; immune evasion; inflammatory response; antibiotic/drug resistance; therapeutic targets and strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)
Diagnosis, Characterization and Treatment of Emerging Pathogens, Second Edition
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8124 | Submission Open
Keywords: emerging pathogens; detection; characterization treatment; infectious diseases; viruses; bacteria; protozoa; fungi
(This special issue belongs to the Section Public Health Microbiology)
Microbial Biotechnology: The Biodiversity, Properties and Benefits of Microorganisms in Medical, Clinical, Food and Environmental Fields submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7605 | Submission Open
Keywords: microbial biotechnology; microorganism diversity; biotechnological applications; functional foods; pathogen control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)
Marine Microorganisms in a Changing Ocean: From Single Species to Community Responses submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7226 | Submission Open
Keywords: CO2 effects; ocean acidification; global warming; marine phytoplankton; marine bacteria; marine plankton communities; biogeochemical feedbacks
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)
Advances in the Plant Microbiome: Rhizosphere, Endosphere and Phyllosphere
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6969 | Submission Open
Keywords: PGPR; plant– microbe interactions; biocontrol; plant growth promotion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Microbe Interactions)
Plant and Human Probiotics: Consequences on the Autochthonous Microbiota submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6225 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant microbiome; plant-microbe interactions; human microbiome; gut microflora; resident microflora
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)
Advances in Research on Cyanobacteria
edited by , Nevena Đorđević and Dijana Lalić
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6069 | Submission Open
Keywords: cyanobacteria; harmful algal blooms; cyanotoxins; secondary metabolites; cyanobacterial diversity and ecology; biotechnological use; biological loess crusts; health risk; environmental sustainability; cyanobacterial omics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)
Bacteria and Fungi Probiotics: 2nd Edition submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5660 | Submission Open
Keywords: bacteria; fungi; probiotics; antimicrobials; antioxidant; gut microbiota; gut immunomodulation; animal health; human health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)
Prioritizing Diseases for Public Health in Emergency Contexts: A WHO Initiative
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5535 | Submission Open
Keywords: coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS); middle east respiratory syndrome (MERS); nipah virus; ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF); marburg hemorrhagic fever (MHF); lassa hemorrhagic fever (LHF); crimean– congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF); rift valley fever (RVF); zika fever; monkeypox; plague
(This special issue belongs to the Section Public Health Microbiology)
One Health Research on Zoonotic Tick-Borne Pathogens
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5433 | Submission Open
Keywords: tick-borne pathogens; zoonotic infections; epidemiology; diagnostics; surveillance; prevention
(This special issue belongs to the Section Public Health Microbiology)
Salmonella Infections: Trends and Updates
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4530 | Submission Open
Keywords: salmonellosis; epidemiology and surveillance; molecular biology and pathogenesis; antimicrobial resistance; one-health perspectives; prevention and control strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Public Health Microbiology)
Exploring Microbial Dynamics in Oral Health and Disease: Periodontics, Implant Dentistry and Endodontics
edited by , Carlo Rengo and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4444 | Submission Open
Keywords: periodontal microbiota; peri-implant microorganisms; microbial contamination in dentistry; oral microbiota in distant site infections and endocarditis; antibiotic prophylaxis in implant surgery; antimicrobial use in periodontics and implant dentistry; microorganisms in endodontics; periodontal microbiota and systemic inflammation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)
Antimicrobial Resistance in Enterobacteriaceae and Enterococci
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4317 | Submission Open
Keywords: molecular mechanisms of resistance; clinical implications; epidemiology; outbreak; global health One Health; antibiotic resistance; public health; environment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance)
Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus—Biology, Diagnosis and Prevention
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4298 | Submission Open
Keywords: human respiratory syncytial virus; medical microbiology; molecular biology; virus diagnosis; infection prevention
(This special issue belongs to the Section Public Health Microbiology)
Rhizosphere Bacteria and Fungi That Promote Plant Growth
edited by Cesar Arriagada-Escamilla
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4018 | Submission Open
Keywords: rhizosphere; fungi; bacteria; symbionts; microbial interactions; plant growth promotion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Microbe Interactions)
Molecular Mechanism of Microbial Heat Adaptation
edited by Binguang Ma
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3693 | Submission Open
Keywords: microbial genomics; molecular networks; protein structures; temperature adaptation; gene regulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Microbiology and Immunology)
New Obstacles in Bacterial, Fungal and Viral Infections: Antimicrobial Resistance and Emerging Pathogens submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3549 | Submission Open
Keywords: emerging pathogens; virus; bacteria; fungi; antimicrobial resistance; re-emerging pathogens; zoonosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)
Microbes at the Root of Solutions for Anthropocene Challenges submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3220 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant– microbe interactions; bioremediation; plant– soil feedback; holobiont; sustainability; biodiversity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)
Staphylococcus aureus: Host Interactions and Adaptation
edited by Richard George Douglas and Kristi Biswas
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2789 | Submission Open
Keywords: Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus); virulence factors; pathogenesis; host interactions; biofilm formation; antibiotic resistance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)
Phytopathogens: Detection and Control
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2201 | Submission Open
Keywords: phytopathogen; detection methods; disease surveillance; host– pathogen interactions; sustainable management; integrated pest management; agricultural productivity; forest ecosystems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Microbe Interactions)
Ticks, Tick Microbiome and Tick-Borne Diseases
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2083 | Submission Open
Keywords: ticks; tick-borne diseases; microbiome; tick control; tick-borne pathogens
(This special issue belongs to the Section Public Health Microbiology)
The Microbiome in Ecosystems
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1914 | Submission Open
Keywords: microbiome; ecosystems; microbe– microbe interactions; microbe– host interactions; microbe– environment interactions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiomes)
Infectious Diseases in Aquaculture submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1814 | Submission Open
Keywords: aquaculture; infectious diseases; pathogens; diagnostics; control methods
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)
The New Advance on Disinfectant of Virus and Microorganisms, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1615 | Submission Open
Keywords: Calcium bicarbonates; disinfection; Graphene; heated scallop-shell powder; photocatalysis; Kampo medicine; SARS-CoV-2
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)
The Molecular Mechanisms for Infection and Phenotypic Changes of the Host in Procaryote–Eukaryote and Eukaryote-Eukaryote Endosymbioses
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1560 | Submission Open
Keywords: molecular mechanisms in primary and secondary endosymbiosis; invasion into host cells; avoidance or resistance to host lysosomal enzymes; intracellular migration within host cells; localization of endosymbiont to specific sites in host cells; horizontal gene transfer from the host; substances exchanged between the endosymbiont and the host; benefits of the host by endosymbiosis; effects of endosymbiosis on host phenotype; enhanced host adaptation to the environment; kleptoplasty and karyoklepty; artificial induction of new combinations of endosymbioses
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Microbiology and Immunology)
Probiotics, Prebiotics, and Synbiotics in Animal Nutrition and Health, and Food Safety
edited by María Esther Ortega-Cerrilla
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1517 | Submission Open
Keywords: probiotics; prebiotics; synbiotics; animals; food safety
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)
Microbial Metabolism and Application in Biodegradation
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1427 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioremediation; utilization of renewable resources; carbon and nitrogen metabolism; aromatic compounds; microbial plastic degradation; lignin; pollutants
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)
Detection and Identification of Emerging and Re-Emerging Pathogens
edited by Xing-Yi Ge and Ye Qiu
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1317 | Submission Open
Keywords: virus; pathogen discovery; genomic epidemiology; intra- and cross-species transmission; zoonosis; evolution and phylogeny
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)
Gut Microbiota: Influences and Impacts on Human Health
edited by and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1026 | 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)
Photodynamic Inactivation in Bacterial Infections within a One Health Setting
edited by , Tiziano Schweizer and Julia Buchholz
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 976 | Submission Open
Keywords: photodynamic inactivation; one health; antimicrobial photodynamic therapy; bacterial infections; plant science; ethnobotany; human medicine; veterinary medicine; antibiotic resistance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)
Microbial Evolutionary Genomics and Bioinformatics
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 643 | 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)
Foodborne Pathogens, Zoonotic Agents and Dairy Product Safety
edited by Lelde Grantina-Ievina
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 599 | Submission Open
Keywords: foodborne pathogens; zoonotic diseases; dairy products; unpasteurized milk; Coxiella burnetii; Campylobacter; Salmonella; Listeria monocytogenes; Shiga-toxin-producing Escherichia coli; Shigella
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)
Clinical Microbiology and Related Diseases
edited by Deirdre Church
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 577 | Submission Open
Keywords: clinical microbiology; infectious diseases; emerging pathogens; outbreak surveillance; MALDI-TOF MS; pathogen detection; pathogen identification; metagenomics; pathogen taxonomy; diagnosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)
Microbial Safety and Beneficial Microorganisms in Foods
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 515 | Submission Open
Keywords: microbial safety; foodborne pathogens; beneficial microorganisms; food processing; fermentation-oriented foods; probiotics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)
Advanced Research on Bacterial Biofilm: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 498 | Submission Open
Keywords: bacterial biofilm; genetic; antibiofilm
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biofilm)
BioWarriors Unleashed: Exploring Nature's Arsenal Against Pathogenic Microorganisms
edited by Rômulo F. Carneiro
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 392 | Submission Open
Keywords: multidrug-resistant bacteria; antiviral effects; tropical infectious diseases (malaria; leishmaniasis; and chagas disease); antifungal agents; antimicrobial action mechanisms; characterization of antimicrobial molecules; synergistic combinations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance)
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