Advances in Molecular Microbiology and Parasitology

Dear Colleagues,

The Molecular Biology central dogma was built on the empirical observation that pathogenic properties may be transmitted from dead to live microorganisms. This paved the road to a new scientific field in which microorganisms become tools for advancing our knowledge of the molecular mechanisms underlying all forms of life.

Microbiology encompasses several interlinked sub-disciplines including virology, bacteriology, protistology, mycology, and parasitology. This Special Issue aims to collect the outstanding advances in the molecular aspects of microorganisms. There is no restriction regarding whether the organism is or is not a pathogen, but the published studies should contribute advances in our knowledge regarding the molecular aspects of microorganisms.

High-throughput omics techniques (genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, epigenomics, and so on) are providing a huge amount of data. In this regard, this Special Issue also welcomes data articles in which datasets are reported with the sole condition that data have to be deposited in dedicated repositories and that the samples and methods are described in a detailed manner.

Thus, this Special Issue plans to provide an overview of the most recent advances in the field of Microbiology and Parasitology. These topics include but are not limited to microbial genomics, environmental microbiology, host–microbe interactions, microbial pathogens, omics-based datasets, molecular taxonomy, and any other topics within the general scope of molecular microbiology.

Dr. Jose María Requena
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Genes is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• virus
• bacteria
• protists
• parasites
• genomics
• transcriptomics
• proteomics
• genetics
• drug resistance
• molecular evolution