Microbial Biotechnology
A section of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607).
Section Information
Microorganisms are important cell factories for the synthesis of proteins, small and large metabolites and for the production of single cell proteins. The field of microbial biotechnology includes methods and strategies for the production and use of prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms (e.g. yeasts, fungi, algae) and archaea for substance synthesis and the use of the microorganisms or their substances in applications in the fields of white (industrial), red (pharmaceutical/medical) and green (agro-environmental) biotechnology. It also considers the application of microorganisms or their products in the fields of energy, food and feed, biocatalysis, mining and for new materials. Aside from these application areas, the section also focuses on the methodology of bioprocess development, including high throughput screening and process technologies, design of experiments (DoE) and modelling approaches, and technologies for scale-up and scale-down.
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Bioactive Molecules from Microbial Sources (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Endophytic Fungi and Their Role in Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Advances in Microbial Surfactants: Production and Applications (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Microbial Fuel Cells: An Update (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- The Role of Microbial Biotechnology in the Development of Sustainable Biopolymers (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Detection of Animal Emerging Pathogens (Deadline: 15 April 2024)
- Microbial Biocatalysis and Biodegradation 2.0 (Deadline: 15 April 2024)
- Yeast Fermentation 2.0 (Deadline: 15 April 2024)
- Photosynthetic Microorganisms: Culturing and Biotechnological Applications (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Advances in Microbial Cell Factories, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Anaerobic Digestion 2.0 (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Biotechnological Applications of Bacteriophages and Enteric Viruses (Deadline: 15 May 2024)
- Specialized Metabolites from Microorganisms (Deadline: 30 May 2024)
- New Advances in Functional Ingredients’ Development to Improve Physiological and Functional Properties of Probiotics (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Yeasts Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- The Role of Microbes in Biorefinery Products and Biofuels (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Environmental Sustainability Derived from Microorganisms: Bioresource Production and Recovery (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Cold-Adapted Bacteria and Marine Bacteria (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- The Application Potential of Microalgae in Green Biotechnology (Deadline: 15 June 2024)
- Microbial Advances in a Sustainable Environment: Biological Waste Treatment and Bioconversion Technology 2.0 (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- CRISPR-Based Diagnostics for Detection of Microorganisms and Beyond (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Advances in Metabolic Engineering of Industrial Microorganisms (Deadline: 15 July 2024)
- Application of MALDI-TOF MS in Microbiology 2.0 (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Engineering Cyanophages and Cyanotoxins (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Secondary Metabolism of Microorganisms 3.0 (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Advances in Bioaerosols (Deadline: 15 August 2024)
- Environment Microorganisms and Their Enzymes with Biotechnological Application 2.0 (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Using Microbial Functions to Improve Health, Technology, and Applications (Deadline: 15 September 2024)
- Bioproducts as Antimicrobial Agents (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Biosynthesis of Plant-Derived Bioactive Components by Photosynthetic Microorganisms (Deadline: 15 December 2024)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions: