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Bacterial Antibiotic Resistance
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submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 12 articles | Viewed by 24795 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance)
Food Microorganisms and Genomics submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 13467 | Submission Open
Keywords: food microbiota; comparative genomics; foodborne pathogen; probiotics; technological starter
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)
Control and Elimination of Viral Hepatitis
edited by and Fernando de la Hoz-Restrepo
submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 11270 | Submission Open
Keywords: hepatitis virus infection; epidemiology; molecular characterization; vaccines; interventions; antiviral treatment; antiviral agents; validation of elimination
(This special issue belongs to the Section Virology)
Research on Leishmania and Leishmaniasis submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10804 | Submission Open
Keywords: Leishmana; Leishmaniasis; drug treatment; vaccine; host-parasite interaction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Parasitology)
Microbiome Research for Animal, Plant and Environmental Health
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6701 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental microbiome; soil microbiome; rhizobiome; host– microbe interactions; microbiome manipulation; sustainable agriculture; One Health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiomes)
The Role of Gut Microbiota in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Mechanisms and Novel Therapeutic Approaches submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4499 | Submission Open
Keywords: Crohn’ s disease; ulcerative colitis; diets; dysbiosis; faecal microbiota transplantation; immunomodulation; metagenomics; herbal medicines; probiotics; prebiotics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Gut Microbiota)
Microbial Ecology of Dairy Products: From Diversity to Functions 2.0 submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4468 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)
Microorganisms and Diseases Associated with Aquatic Animals 2.0 submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4295 | Submission Open
Keywords: microorganisms; diseases; aquatic animals; prevention; diagnosis; pathogenesis; virulence; vaccines; microbiota; immune system
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)
The Role of Heat Shock Proteins in Diseases and Their Therapeutic Potential: Environmental Stress and Microorganisms
edited by and You Tang
submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4172 | Submission Open
Keywords: microorganisms; heat shock proteins; environmental stress; diseases; therapy; molecular mechanism; microorganisms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Microbiology and Immunology)
Emerging Viral Zoonoses, Second Edition
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submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2933 | Submission Open
Keywords: epidemiology; zoonoses; emerging viruses; prevention
(This special issue belongs to the Section Virology)
Novel Strategies in the Study of the Human Gut Microbiota 2.0 submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2914 | Submission Open
Keywords: gut microbiota; homeostasis; probiotics; prebiotics; animal models; in vitro models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Gut Microbiota)
Advances in Metabolic Engineering of Industrial Microorganisms
edited by Shuwen Liu and Shuobo Shi
submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1641 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolic engineering; microbial metabolism; industrial microorganisms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)
Advances in the Research on Leptospira and Leptospirosis
edited by Eliete Caló Romero and
submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1438 | Submission Open
Keywords: leptospirosis; zoonoses; environmental exposure; epidemiology; pathogenesis; clinical cases; diagnosis; genomics; serology; vaccine; One Health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Parasitology)
Research on Replication Mechanisms and Molecular Virology of Influenza Virus
edited by Sang-Ik Park, Yeong-Bin Baek and Jun-Gyu Park
submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1372 | Submission Open
Keywords: the molecular characterization of influenza infection; host– virus interaction; the mechanism of viral replication; virus life cycle: attachment; penetration; uncoating; replication; assembly; maturation; and release cellular factors involved in the virus life cycle; host immune system during infection; novel antiviral strategy; insights on future antiviral drug; novel vaccine strategy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Virology)
Latest Review Papers in Gut Microbiota 2024
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submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1354 | Submission Open
Keywords: gut microbiota; nutrition; gut diseases; host health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Gut Microbiota)
Airborne Microbial Communities submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 848 | Submission Open
Keywords: microbial community; diversity; air; atmosphere; built environments; monitoring; bacteria; fungi; microorganisms; bioaerosols
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)
Helicobacter pylori Infection: Detection and Novel Treatment
edited by Evangelos Kazakos
submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 762 | Submission Open
Keywords: Helicobacter pylori; gastrointestinal health; antibiotic resistance; infection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)
Interactions between Plant Pathogens and Insect Vectors
edited by Mitsuru Okuda
submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 704 | Submission Open
Keywords: molecular mechanisms; virus acquisition; insect vectors; virus-vector interactions; vector-borne plant diseases; vector-borne viruses; disease management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Microbe Interactions)
Advances in Phage Therapies
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submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 543 | Submission Open
Keywords: phage therapies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)
Impact of COVID-19 on the Microorganisms Causing Healthcare-Associated Infections submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 231 | Submission Open
Keywords: healthcare-associated infections; microorganisms; COVID-19; surveillance; antimicrobial resistance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)
Ancient Microbiomes in the Environment
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submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open
Keywords: ancient sedimentary DNA; molecular paleoecology; paleomicrobiology; paleoenvironmental perturbations; bioinformatics and biostatistics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)
Plant-Growth-Promoting Microbes Modulating Plant–Insect–Virus Interactions
edited by Saumik Basu
submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 184 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant-growth-promoting microbes; pathogens; herbivores; defense responses; plant nutrition; rhizobia; AMF; secondary metabolites; transcriptomics; metabolomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Microbe Interactions)
Antimicrobial Peptides: Therapeutic Potentials 2.0
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submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6141 | Submission Open
Keywords: antimicrobial peptides; host defence peptides; multi-drug resistant bacteria; novel antimicrobials; immunomodulation; immunotherapy; anticancer peptides; antiparasitic peptides; antifungal peptides; wound healing peptides
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance)
Overviews of Clinical Microbial Infection
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submission deadline 30 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 7654 | Submission Open
Keywords: infection; infectious disease; clinical
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)
Latest Review Papers in Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance 2024
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submission deadline 30 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4102 | Submission Open
Keywords: antimicrobial agents; antibacterial agents; antifungal agents; antiparasitic agents; resistance properties of microorganisms; antibiotic resistance; multidrug resistance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance)
Combating Antibiotic Resistance in Veterinary Microbiology
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submission deadline 30 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 195 | Submission Open
Keywords: veterinary microbiology; antibiotic misuse; resistance genes; One Health approach; drug-resistant pathogens
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)
SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19: Infection Models, Therapeutics and Vaccines, Second Edition
edited by Rana Abdelnabi
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 47245 | Submission Open
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; animal models; antivirals; vaccine; monoclonal antibodies; assay models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Public Health Microbiology)
Antibiotic Resistance and Virulence Factors of Bacteria Isolated from Food submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12986 | Submission Open
Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; food microbiology; food chain; virulence; biofilm; antimicrobial resistance mechanisms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)
Microbial Safety of Fermented Products 2.0
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submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 9117 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)
Gut Microbiota: Metagenomics to Study Ecology
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submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7415 | Submission Open
Keywords: metagenomics; ecology; multi-omics; metagenomic assembled genomes; function; host– microbe interactions; behavior; local adaptation; biodiversity conservation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Gut Microbiota)
Pathogens and Aquaculture
edited by and Juan Pablo Pontigo
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6905 | Submission Open
Keywords: fish; salmon; diseases; pathology; histopathology; virology; molecular epidemiology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)
Research on Plant—Bacteria Interactions
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submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6790 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant growth promoting bacteria; symbiosis; chemical communication; molecular dialog; environmental stress; soil functioning; plant protection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Microbe Interactions)
The Infective Endocarditis submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5422 | Submission Open
Keywords: infective endocarditis (IE); native valve endocarditis; TAVI endocarditis; prosthetic valve endocarditis; staphylococcal endocarditis; enterococcal endocarditis; molecular biology diagnosis; cardiac PET/CT diagnosis; vascular graft infections; LVAD infections; endocarditis in the elderly; endocarditis in PWID; oral antimicrobial treatment of IE; cardiac surgery of IE; cardiovascular infections; cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED)-IE
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)
Staphylococcal Infections (Host and Pathogenic Factors) 3.0
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submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5402 | Submission Open
Keywords: S. aureus; S. epidermidis; Staphylococcus spp.; pore-forming toxins (hemolysins and leukotoxins); quorum sensing (QS) and two component (TC) systems; colonization; biofilm formation; surface proteins; enterotoxins (superantigens)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Microbiology and Immunology)
Gut Microbiome in Homeostasis and Disease 2.0
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submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5332 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Gut Microbiota)
Interactions between Parasites/Pathogens and Vectors
edited by and Norman Ratcliffe
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4730 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Parasitology)
Prevention and Control of Zoonotic Pathogen Infection
edited by Maria L. Danzetta
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4712 | Submission Open
Keywords: zoonotic bacteria; zoonotic pathogen; global public health; food production
(This special issue belongs to the Section Public Health Microbiology)
Pathogen Infection in Wildlife 2.0
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submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4562 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)
Molecular Epidemiology, Diagnostics and Management of Respiratory Virus Infections 2.0 submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4039 | Submission Open
Keywords: viral respiratory infections; molecular epidemiology; diagnostics; management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Public Health Microbiology)
The Evolution of SARS-CoV-2: Molecular Properties, Virulence and Epidemiology
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submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3801 | Submission Open
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; molecular epidemiology; epidemiology infection; transmission; monitoring; diagnosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Public Health Microbiology)
Bioactive Substances, Gut Microbiome, and Host Health
edited by Gang Liu and Tianwei Wang
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2986 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioactive substances; gut microbiome; immunity; metabolism; diseases; health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Gut Microbiota)
Secondary Metabolism of Microorganisms 3.0 submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2747 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)
Anaerobic Microorganisms on Mars 2.0
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submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2442 | Submission Open
Keywords: astrobiology; mars; habitability; anaerobes; martian Life
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)
The Human Microbiome and Its Impact on Rheumatic and Neurological Diseases
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2371 | Submission Open
Keywords: gut; microbiota; autoimmunity; antigens; arthritis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)
Animal Virology, Molecular Diagnostics and Vaccine Development
edited by Elizabeth V. Fowler and Rebecca K. Ambrose
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2284 | Submission Open
Keywords: animal health; vaccine; in-field diagnostics; viral pathogens; novel molecular technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Virology)
Advances in Microbial Pathogenesis and Host Responses submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2105 | Submission Open
Keywords: microbial infections; pathogenesis; microbiota; immune response; host-pathogen interactions; antibiotic resistance; clinical microbiology; public health; drug development; new therapeutic strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Public Health Microbiology)
Genomics Approaches in Microbial Ecology
edited by Hugo César Ramírez-Saad and César Hernández-Rodríguez
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2096 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil microorganisms; microbes associated with plants; microbes associated with animals; microbial ecology; omics approaches; microbiomes; microbial communities; microbial symbioses; bacteria; archaea; fungi; algae; protists; viruses
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Microbiology and Immunology)
Engineering Cyanophages and Cyanotoxins
edited by Tao Sun
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1976 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial phage/cyanophage genome; cyanotoxin; harmful algae
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)
Chlamydiae and Chlamydia-Like Infections
edited by and Stephan Verweij
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1921 | Submission Open
Keywords: Chlamydiales; Chlamydia infection; molecular and cell biology; genetics and genomics; host– pathogen interaction; diagnostics; vaccine development; epidemiology; prevention and policy; zoonosis; Chlamydia-like; model systems to study Chlamydiae and Chlamydia-like infections
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)
Advances in Brucella
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submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1708 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Microbiology)
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