Microbial Genetics and Genomics
A section of Genes (ISSN 2073-4425).
Section Information
The aim of the “Microbial Genetics and Genomics” section is to provide a platform for current research on archaea, bacteria, microbial eukaryotes and viruses. We welcome studies that apply recent advances in genetics, genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics and computational biology to provide insights into all aspects of microbiology. This includes, but is not limited to, basic microbe biology, virology, microbial ecology and evolution, as well as research focused on the clinical significance and industrial applications of microorganisms. Interdisciplinary studies and novel technological approaches relevant to microbiology are also within the scope of the section.
Specialty areas of the scope include, but are not limited to:
- Microbial metabolism, genome structure and maintenance, mobile genetic elements
- Microbial evolution, population genomics and phylogeography, systems microbiology
- Microbial communities in terrestrial and aquatic environments, extremophiles
- Host–microbe interactions, symbiotic interactions
- Mycology, basic and applied
- Viruses, virus–host interactions, viral pathogenesis, virus replication and gene expression, viral populations and evolution, emerging viruses
- Analysis of single genes or whole genomes, single-cell genomics, comparative analysis of multiple genomes, global expression profiles
- Metagenomic, metatranscriptomic or metaproteomic studies
- Synthetic genomics, metabolic engineering
- Industrial microbiology, bioremediation and environmental biotechnology, food microbiology, detection and identification methods
- Antimicrobial agents, targets and resistance mechanisms, epidemiological studies
Editorial Board
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Genetic Mechanisms Involved in Microbial Stress Responses (Deadline: 10 June 2023)
- Molecular Genetics & Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases (Deadline: 15 June 2023)
- Microbiome Analysis Techniques and Discovery (Deadline: 25 June 2023)
- Evolutionary Genetics of Bacteria (Deadline: 5 July 2023)
- Genetics and Genomics of Human Pathogens (Deadline: 10 July 2023)
- Application of Bioinformatics in Microbiome (Deadline: 15 July 2023)
- Mobile Genetic Elements and Microbial Multidrug Resistance (Deadline: 20 July 2023)
- Unraveling Metagenomics Approach for Microbial Fermentative Production (Deadline: 20 July 2023)
- Genomics of Human Pathogenic Fungi (Deadline: 20 July 2023)
- High-Throughput Sequencing in Virus Research (Deadline: 25 July 2023)
- Emerging and Reemerging Viral Pathogens (Deadline: 25 July 2023)
- Molecular Characterizations of Pathogenic Bacteria (Deadline: 5 August 2023)
- Vertically Transmitted Microbes That Manipulate Reproduction of Hosts (Deadline: 15 August 2023)
- The Genetic Basis of Microbial Sociality (Deadline: 20 August 2023)
- Genetic Diversity and Studies of Parasites (Deadline: 20 September 2023)
- Bioinformatics and Genomics of Bacteriophages (Deadline: 20 September 2023)
- Genetics and Genomics of Antimicrobial Resistance (Deadline: 25 September 2023)
- Gut Microbiome and Metagenome (Deadline: 25 September 2023)
- Applications of Next-Generation Sequencing in Clinical and Public Health Microbiology (Deadline: 5 October 2023)
- Human Microbiota: Current Updates on Pathogenetic Mechanisms and Methodological Advances (Deadline: 5 October 2023)
- Comparative Genomics for Pathogenic Bacteria (Deadline: 25 October 2023)
- Feature Papers in Microbial Genetics in 2023 (Deadline: 25 November 2023)
- Advances in Genomics of Pathogenic Fungi (Deadline: 20 December 2023)
- Research of Microbial Diversity and Functions in Environment and Host (Deadline: 20 December 2023)
- Gene Function of Silkworm Pathogen and Its Interaction with Host (Deadline: 20 January 2024)
