Microbial Bioactives publishes curated article collections that highlight emerging advances in microbial bioactives, microbiome science, microbial biotechnology, and translational microbiology. Our collections are developed by the journal editors to capture rapidly evolving areas of research across microbial systems and their biological, environmental, agricultural, and therapeutic applications.

All manuscripts submitted to collection topics are handled according to the journal’s standard editorial and peer-review procedures.

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Collection

Marine microbiomes and microbial secondary metabolites

Submission status: Open
Deadline: 28 February 2027

This collection welcomes studies exploring marine microbial diversity, biosynthetic pathways, secondary metabolite discovery, genome mining, metagenomics, and marine-derived bioactive compounds with pharmaceutical, agricultural, or industrial relevance.

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Antimicrobial resistance and microbial therapeutics

Submission status: Open
Deadline: 14 February 2027

We invite contributions addressing antimicrobial resistance, microbial-derived therapeutics, antimicrobial peptides, probiotics, microbial natural products, anti-virulence strategies, and translational microbiology approaches for infectious disease control.

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Functional microbiomes in health and disease

Submission status: Open
Deadline: 30 January 2027

This collection focuses on microbiome-host interactions, gut microbiota, dysbiosis, microbial ecology, clinical microbiology, microbiome engineering, and microbial mechanisms influencing human and animal health.

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Environmental microbiology and sustainable biotechnology

Submission status: Open
Deadline: 18 January 2027

We welcome research on microbial ecology, environmental bioactives, biodegradation, bioremediation, microbial sustainability, waste valorization, microbial enzyme systems, and biotechnology solutions supporting circular bioeconomy frameworks.

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Microbial bioactives in agriculture and plant systems

Submission status: Open
Deadline: 05 January 2027

This collection highlights microbial interactions in agricultural systems, including plant growth-promoting microorganisms, biocontrol agents, rhizosphere microbiomes, microbial metabolites, soil microbial ecology, and sustainable crop protection strategies.

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Fungal bioactives and industrial mycology

Submission status: Open
Deadline: 20 December 2026

We invite submissions focused on fungal metabolites, medicinal fungi, filamentous fungi, industrial mycology, fungal enzymes, fungal biotechnology, and fungal applications in food, medicine, agriculture, and environmental systems.

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Systems microbiology, omics, and synthetic biology

Submission status: Open
Deadline: 10 December 2026

This collection welcomes research involving microbial genomics, transcriptomics, metabolomics, systems biology, synthetic biology, biosynthetic gene clusters, computational microbiology, and AI-assisted microbial discovery approaches.

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Extreme environments and microbial adaptation

Submission status: Open
Deadline: 28 November 2026

We seek studies investigating extremophiles, deep-sea microbiology, hypersaline systems, polar microbiomes, microbial stress adaptation, and microbial survival strategies under extreme environmental conditions.

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Microbial enzymes and industrial bioprocessing

Submission status: Open
Deadline: 12 November 2026

This collection showcases advances in microbial enzyme production, fermentation systems, bioprocess optimization, microbial manufacturing, industrial microbiology, and scalable microbial technologies.

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Emerging microbial technologies and translational applications

Submission status: Open
Deadline: 01 November 2026

We invite interdisciplinary studies connecting microbiology with medicine, agriculture, engineering, environmental science, computational biology, and biotechnology to support next-generation translational microbial innovations.

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Manuscripts submitted to collection topics should demonstrate clear scientific relevance, methodological rigor, and alignment with the journal scope.

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For editorial inquiries regarding collections, guest editing opportunities, or topic proposals, please contact the editorial office of Microbial Bioactives