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Cholera: The Global Battle Against Vibrio cholerae
edited by Soler-Bistue Alfonso
submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open
Keywords: Vibrio cholerae; cholera pathogenesis and antimicrobial resistance; genome dynamics; environmental persistence; horizonal gene transfer
(This special issue belongs to the Section Public Health Microbiology)
Development of New Drugs to Treat Infectious Diseases submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open
Keywords: antimicrobial agents; natural products; tropical diseases; therapeutic strategies; viral infections
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance)
Exploring the Impact of Beneficial Plant-Associated Microbes on Host Plants
edited by
submission deadline 30 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4103 | Submission Open
Keywords: mechanisms of nutrient exchange and metabolic interactions; modulation of plant defense responses; abiotic stress tolerance enhancement; bioactive compounds production and applications; ecological dynamics of beneficial plant-associated microbial communities; microbes enhancing photosynthesis in association with plants; nitrogen fixation by beneficial plant-associated microbes (emphasis on monocots)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Microbe Interactions)
Exploring Antimicrobial Properties of Animal Toxins
edited by , Felipe Cerni and
submission deadline 30 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 374 | Submission Open
Keywords: animal venoms; antimicrobial peptides (AMPs); drug-resistant pathogens; infectious diseases
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance)
Emerging Pathogens Causing Acute Hepatitis submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 21924 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Public Health Microbiology)
Climate Change and Emerging Arboviruses
edited by and Gary Kobinger
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 17341 | Submission Open
Keywords: arboviruses; vector-borne viruses; genomics; viral hemorrhagic fevers; phylogenetics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Virology)
Microbial Interactions including Candida concerning Health and Disease
edited by Tomoko Ohshima and Yoko Mukai
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 16547 | Submission Open
Keywords: microbial interkingdom interaction; microbiota; microbiome; epidemiology; oral and intestinal candidiasis; novel means for diagnosis; novel remedy for candidiasis; drug-resistant
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)
Soil Health and Plant-Microbiome-Bioeffectors Relationship in Sustainable Agriculture submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14805 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant-associated microbiome; plant– microbiome bioeffectors; microbial diversity; soil health; sustainable agriculture; circular bioeconomy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)
Mycobacterial Tuberculosis Pathogenesis and Vaccine Development submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14300 | Submission Open
Keywords: tuberculosis; pathogenesis; vaccine; immunity; epidemiology; therapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)
Immune Modulation to SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination and Infection
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13777 | Submission Open
Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; infection; immune response; antibody response; memory cells; vaccine; vaccine delivery; route of immunization; immune persistence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Microbiology and Immunology)
Clinical Microbial Infection and Antimicrobial Resistance
edited by Louis Saravolatz
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9500 | Submission Open
Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; antimicrobial stewardship; multidrug resistance; antibiotic development; resistance control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance)
Microbiota: From the Environment to Humans, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9238 | Submission Open
Keywords: microbial community; holobiont; environment; food; metagenome; metaproteome
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiomes)
Plant Pathogenic Fungi: Genetics and Genomics submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8212 | Submission Open
Keywords: fungal– plant interactions; genomics; metabolomics; pathogenicity; proteomics; transcriptomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Microbe Interactions)
Combating Antimicrobial Resistance: Innovations and Strategies
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7476 | Submission Open
Keywords: antimicrobial agents; antimicrobial resistance; antimicrobial stewardship
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance)
Zika Virus Infection and Immune Response
edited by and Shelton Bradrick
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6172 | Submission Open
Keywords: Zika virus; virus transmission; immunopathogenesis; innate and adaptive immunity; cross-reactive immunity; cross-reactivity; pregnancy; neurodevelopment; vaccine; antivirals  
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Microbiology and Immunology)
New Advancements in the Field of Leishmaniasis
edited by , Ana Victoria Ibarra-Meneses and Eva Iniguez
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6121 | Submission Open
Keywords: Leishmaniasis; Leishmania; sand flies; parasite development; parasite transmission; parasite tropism; asymptomatic infection; determinants of infection/pathogenicity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Public Health Microbiology)
Advancements in Pathogenic Bacteria: Detection, Genomic Analysis, and Antibiotic Resistance
edited by Vlademir Vicente Cantarelli
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5998 | Submission Open
Keywords: bacterial infections; immunocompromised patients; identification methods; mass spectrometry; genomic analysis; antimicrobial resistance (AMR); faster detection methods; pathogenic bacteria; new bacterial pathogens
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)
Emerging Viruses and Antiviral Drugs, 2nd Edition
edited by , and Sina Bavari
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5354 | Submission Open
Keywords: emerging viruses; antiviral therapies; antiviral drugs; drug discovery and development; mechanism of action
(This special issue belongs to the Section Virology)
Advances in Microbial Surfactants: Production and Applications
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5293 | Submission Open
Keywords: biosurfactants; agroindustrial wastes; antimicrobial activity; bioremediation; biofilm; nanotechnology; glycolipid; lipopeptide
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)
Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in Animals
edited by , Kelly Reveles and Joni Meehan
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4972 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)
Clinical and Environmental Surveillance for the Prevention of Legionellosis, 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4575 | Submission Open
Keywords: water systems; disinfection methods; emerging technologies; Legionnaires’ disease management; Legionnaires’ disease diagnosis; Legionnaires’ disease treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Public Health Microbiology)
Gut Microbiota in DiseaseThird Edition submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4439 | Submission Open
Keywords: gut microbiome; intestinal barrier; inflammation; immune system; antibiotics; cancer
(This special issue belongs to the Section Gut Microbiota)
Applied Microbiome Science and Technology submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4237 | Submission Open
Keywords: microbiome-host-environment; diagnostics for humans; plants or environments; digital therapeutics for health of humans; plants; or environments
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)
Navigating Novel Viral Challenges: Understanding, Tracking, and Mitigating Emerging Threats submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3732 | Submission Open
Keywords: emerging viral threats; viral spillover; infectious disease dynamics; surveillance systems; global health security; molecular epidemiology; viral emergence; preparedness and response efforts; interdisciplinary collaborations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Virology)
Legionella pneumophila: A Microorganism with Thousand Faces, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3300 | Submission Open
Keywords: Legionella pneumophila; virulence factors; biofilm; disinfection strategy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)
Recent Research on Antimicrobial Stewardship
edited by Erika Asperges and Pietro Valsecchi
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3182 | Submission Open
Keywords: antibiotic resistance; antifungal resistance; antiviral resistance; resistant malaria; MDR tubercolosis; antimicrobial stewardship
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance)
Advances in Acanthamoeba, Second Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3111 | Submission Open
Keywords: Acanthamoeba; genotype; molecular phylogeny; environmental distribution; ecology; epidemiology; diagnostic tools; human and animal diseases; pathogenesis; amoeba– host interaction; antiamoebic drugs
(This special issue belongs to the Section Public Health Microbiology)
Bacterial Plant Communities: Diversity, Molecular Interactions, and Plant Growth Promotion, 3rd Edition submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3029 | Submission Open
Keywords: rhizobacteria; endophytes; epiphytes; rhizosphere; phyllosphere; plant growth-promoting bacteria; plant microbiome; plant– microbe transcriptomic; plant– microbe interactions; culturomic microbiote; quorum sensing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Microbe Interactions)
Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Infection and Vaccine
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2411 | Submission Open
Keywords: hepatitis B; chronic hepatitis B; HB-based vaccine; efficiency; safety
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Microbiology and Immunology)
Revealing Microbial Networks: Bioinformatics Insights into Microbiomes
edited by Vagner Fonseca
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2404 | Submission Open
Keywords: microbiomes; bioinformatics analysis; metagenomics; microbial communities; genomic dynamics; microbiome dynamics; global microbial strains; ecological significance; metagenomics; metatranscriptomics; host– microbe interactions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiomes)
Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1674 | Submission Open
Keywords: rhizobacteria; endophytic; rhizobia; biotic stress; abiotic stress; fertilizer; irrigation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Microbe Interactions)
Microbial Biotechnological Application for Metabolite Bioprocesses
edited by Whei-Fen Wu
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1586 | Submission Open
Keywords: microbial biotechnology; bioprocess; metabolic engineering; genome editing tool; omics; recombinant DNA technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)
Viral Proteases in Viral Infection and Drug Development
edited by Ye Qiu and Xing-Yi Ge
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1434 | Submission Open
Keywords: virus; protease; proteolysis; immunity; virus– host interaction; pathogenic mechanism; antiviral drug; protease inhibitor
(This special issue belongs to the Section Virology)
Cyanobacterial Predatory: Underexplored Diversity and Future Challenges
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 1383 | Submission Open
Keywords: freshwater and marine cyanobacteria; bloom-forming species; cyanotoxins; trophic interactions; predatory; cyanophages; zooplankton grazers (i.e.; from protists to invertebrates); toxin transfer in food webs
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)
Microbial Colonization in Marine Environments
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1376 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine environment; microbial colonization; biodegradation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)
Microbial Dysbiosis and Approaches to Restore Microbial Homeostasis
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1160 | 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)
Sustainable Waste Biotechnologies: Biodegradation, Biotransformation, and Bioconversion
edited by and Lei Zhang
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1097 | Submission Open
Keywords: waste biotechnologies; waste management; biodegradation; biotransformation; bioconversion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)
Probiotic Applications in Aquaculture
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 889 | Submission Open
Keywords: probiotics; sustainable aquaculture; gut microbiota; immune modulation; disease prevention; water quality; antibiotic alternatives
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Microbiology and Immunology)
Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series on Fermented Foods: Diversity, Traditional Heritage and Innovation
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 713 | 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)
Fungal Endophytes and Their Interactions with Plants (Second Edition) submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 627 | Submission Open
Keywords: endophytic fungus; endophyte– host interactions; endophyte genomics; endophytes as the plant microbiome; endophyte-derived secondary products; application of endophytes in industry; endophyte transcriptomics; symbiotum performance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Microbe Interactions)
Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria and Plant–Microbe Interaction
edited by , and Yuhua Zhan
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 342 | 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)
Plant–Microbe Interactions Revisited: Emerging Concepts and Biotechnological Innovations
edited by Pragya Tiwari
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 211 | 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)
The Viral Proteomics: Decoding the Proteome of Pathogenic Viruses
edited by Arpan Acharya
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 191 | Submission Open
Keywords: viral proteomics; viral disease; host-viral pathogen interaction; sub-cellular proteomics; absolute protein quantification; immunoproteomics; in vivo proteomics & metaproteomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Virology)
Oral Microbiota: Diseases, Health, and Beyond submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 184 | Submission Open
Keywords: oral microbiota; oral bacteria; oral viruses; oral fungi; oral protozoa; oral health; oral disease
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)
Advances in Enteric Infections Research
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 161 | 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)
Probiotics: Identification and Applications
edited by and Lino Reyes
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 152 | 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)
Research on Fungal Pathogen Candida spp. and Alternative Therapy
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 134 | 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)
Antimicrobial Resistance and Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria in Infectious Patients, 2nd Edition
edited by , Patrizia Nardulli, Maria Rita Laforgia and Antonio Parisi
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open
Keywords: diffusion multi-drug resistant bacteria; outbreak by ESKAPE bacteria; hospital infections; care-related infections; anti-microbial nano-particles; role of antimicrobial nanomaterials in medicine; mechanism of action of antimicrobial nanomaterials; antimicrobial food packaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance)
Therapeutic Potential of Antimicrobial Peptides
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 127 | 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)
Advances in Foodborne Pathogenic Bacteria Microcosm Mapping and Its Interrelation Within the Food Production Setting submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open
Keywords: foodborne pathogenic bacteria; food processing; next-generation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)
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