Microbiology
A section of Life (ISSN 2075-1729).
Section Information
Microbiology is a section in Life that publishes original research articles, reviews, short communications, and clinical case reports within a scope that encompasses the entire spectrum of the microbial world, from basic to applied microbiology. Life covers all microorganisms, including viruses, bacteria, archaea, and eukaryotic microbes (algae, protozoa, and fungi).
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Antimicrobials;
- Agricultural microbiology;
- Biomining and bioremediation;
- Clinical microbiology;
- Environmental microbiology;
- Food microbiology;
- Geomicrobiology;
- Host–microbe interaction;
- Industrial microbiology;
- Marine microbiology;
- Microbial biochemistry;
- Microbial biofilms;
- Microbial biofuel and bioenergy;
- Microbial biotechnology;
- Microbial ecology;
- Microbial evolution;
- Microbial genetics ;
- Microbial metabolism;
- Microbial omics;
- Microbial pathogenesis;
- Microbial physiology;
- Microbial symbioses;
- Pharmaceutical microbiology;
- Probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics;
- Space microbiology;
- Systems microbiology;
- Terrestrial microbiology;
- Veterinary microbiology.
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Advancing Cyanobacterial Synthetic Biology (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Effect of Biostimulants in the Soil-Plant-Microbe System (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Vaccines in Virology: New Developments and Pathogen Response (Deadline: 1 October 2023)
- Patho-Epigenetic and Intracellular Mechanisms of Viral Infectious Diseases (Deadline: 20 October 2023)
- Algae - a Step Forward in the Sustainability of Resources (Deadline: 27 October 2023)
- Urinary Microbiome and Genitourinary System Disorders (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Energy Metabolism of Microorganisms (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Food Microbiological Contamination (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Microbiome-miRNAs Axis Role in Human Health and Disease (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Neuropathogenesis of Chronic Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Immunocompetant Hosts (Deadline: 1 November 2023)
- HIV and STIs Prevention (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- New Insights in Zika Virus Pathogenicity and Resistance to Infection (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Metabolomics of Microorganisms in the Natural Environment (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Arbovirus: Infection, Immunity and Antiviral Research (Deadline: 1 December 2023)
- Emerging and Re-emerging Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (Deadline: 1 December 2023)
- Lyme Disease—An Incompletely Solved Puzzle (Deadline: 15 December 2023)
- Current Updates on Microbiota Restoration and Modulation by Functional Products (Deadline: 30 December 2023)
- Genetic and Antigenic Diversity of Pathogenic Viruses (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Prevention, Assessment and Management of Infectious Diseases (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- The Tiny Wonders in Drug Discovery: A Small Step for Microbes, One Giant Leap for Mankind (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Update on Microplastics in the Food Chain (Deadline: 15 January 2024)
- Research Progress of Cultivation of Edible Fungi (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Diversity and Ecology of Algae and Cyanobacteria (Deadline: 2 February 2024)
- Identification, Pathogenicity and Molecular Characterization of Rhizoctonia spp. (Deadline: 16 February 2024)
- Genomics, Epidemiology, Diagnostics and Management of Human Respiratory Viruses (Deadline: 16 February 2024)
- Helicobacter pylori – Interdisciplinary Perspective (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Microbial Natural Product Biosynthesis and Engineering (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- The Health Impact of Changes in the Microbiota (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Microbial Composition and Function in Soil and Groundwater Systems: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Tick-Transmitted Diseases: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Interactions between Microorganisms, Their Environment and Host: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Antibiotic Resistance in Biofilm: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions:
