Microbial Biotechnology publishes papers of original research reporting significant advances in any aspect of microbial applications, including, but not limited to biotechnologies related to:
Green chemistry
Primary metabolites
Food, beverages and supplements
Secondary metabolites and natural products
Pharmaceuticals
Diagnostics
Agriculture
Bioenergy
Biomining, including oil recovery and processing
Bioremediation
Biopolymers, biomaterials
Bionanotechnology
Biosurfactants and bioemulsifiers
Compatible solutes and bioprotectants
Biosensors, monitoring systems, quantitative microbial risk assessment
Technology development
Protein engineering
Functional genomics
Metabolic engineering
Metabolic design
Systems analysis, modelling
Process engineering
Biologically-based analytical methods
Microbially-based strategies in public health
Microbially-based strategies to influence global processes
It will be a sister of the premier microbiology journals Molecular Microbiology, Environmental Microbiology and Cellular Microbiology.
The types of articles to be published are:
Research Articles
Brief Reports
Rapid Communications
Reviews
Minireviews
Genomics Update
Netwatch
Editorials
Correspondence
In addition, other items relating to the journal content and biotechnological applicability will be regularly featured.
Special Issues
Each year, one or two issues will be Special Issues devoted to particularly topical subjects, and edited by expert guest editors.