Collection

Food security and sustainability from a microbiology perspective

Submission status: Closed

The journals Animal Microbiome, Annals of Microbiology, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Archives of Microbiology,Current Microbiology, Environmental Microbiome, Fungal Biology and Biotechnology, International Microbiology, Microbial Ecology, Microbiome, One Health Outlook, Parasites and Vectors, Parasitology Research, and Virology Journal are calling for submissions to our collection on "Food security and sustainability from a microbiology perspective".

In light of climate change, geopolitical conflicts, economic downturns and human population growth, many questions arise about our future. A major problem society faces is securing food supplies to sustain all people on Earth, which is the focus of the UN’s second Sustainable Development Goal: “Zero Hunger”.

This challenge is exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic which may double the number of people suffering from acute hunger. If recent trends continue, the number of people affected by hunger will surpass 840 million by 2030. Profound changes of agriculture and the global food system are needed to nourish people who are hungry today and the additional 2 billion people who will be living on Earth by 2050.

Food security is a complex problem: to maintain agricultural productivity on degrading lands and in the face of water scarcity, or to achieve increased agricultural productivity and sustainable food production, many questions need to be answered and solutions need to be tested and implemented. Various aspects of maintaining or enhancing food production, sustainability and security can be tackled from a microbiology perspective.

In this collection, we focus on topics related to:

1. Foodborne parasites and production animals - a One-Health perspective

2. Plant foodborne parasites

3. Production of food with use of microbes

4. Maintaining or enhancing crop yields and quality (including mycorrhizas and nitrogen fixing organisms)

5. Antibiotics and antimicrobial resistance in food production

6. The role of the microbiome in livestock

7. Other microbiology/biotechnology solutions to support food security and/or sustainability

Before submitting your manuscript, please ensure you have read the submission guidelines of the journal you are submitting to.

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Articles will undergo the standard peer-review process of the journal they are considered in and are subject to all of the journal’s standard policies. Articles will be added to the collection as they are published.

The Editors have no competing interests with the submissions which they handle through the peer review process. The peer review of any submissions for which the Editors have competing interests is handled by another Editorial Board Member who has no competing interests.

Editors

Tingirikar Jagan Mohan Rao, PhD, NIT Andhra Pradesh, India ,

Tingirikar Jagan Mohan Rao, PhD, NIT Andhra Pradesh, India

Editor for Current Microbiology.
Ian Lidbury, University of Sheffield, UK ,

Ian Lidbury, University of Sheffield, UK

Editor for Microbiome.
Deon Neveling, Stellenbosch University, PhD, South Africa ,

Deon Neveling, Stellenbosch University, PhD, South Africa

Editor for Current Microbiology.
Filipe Dantas-Torres, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Brazil ,

Filipe Dantas-Torres, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Brazil

Editor for Parasites & Vectors.
Francesca Cappitelli, University of Milan, Italy ,

Francesca Cappitelli, University of Milan, Italy

Editor for Annals of Microbiology.
Charles Lee, University of Waikato, New Zealand ,

Charles Lee, University of Waikato, New Zealand

Editor for Microbiome.
Vera Meyer, Berlin University of Technology, Germany ,

Vera Meyer, Berlin University of Technology, Germany

Editor for Fungal Biology and Biotechnology.
Victor Carrion, University of Malaga, Spain ,

Victor Carrion, University of Malaga, Spain

Editor for Microbiome.
A. de los Ríos, National Museum of Natural Sciences, Madrid, Spain ,

A. de los Ríos, National Museum of Natural Sciences, Madrid, Spain

Editor for International Microbiology.
Demelash Areda, PhD, Ottawa University, USA ,

Demelash Areda, PhD, Ottawa University, USA

Editor for Current Microbiology.
Beatriz Martínez Fernández, IPLA-CSIC, Principado de Asturias, Spain ,

Beatriz Martínez Fernández, IPLA-CSIC, Principado de Asturias, Spain

Editor for International Microbiology.
Alexander Idnurm, University of Melbourne, Australia ,

Alexander Idnurm, University of Melbourne, Australia

Editor for Fungal Biology and Biotechnology.
Joy Watts, University of Portsmouth, UK ,

Joy Watts, University of Portsmouth, UK

Editor for Environmental Microbiome.
Franck Carbonero, Washington State University, Spokane, WA, USA ,

Franck Carbonero, Washington State University, Spokane, WA, USA

Editor for Microbial Ecology.
Sharon Huws, Queen's University Belfast, UK ,

Sharon Huws, Queen's University Belfast, UK

Editor for Animal Microbiome.
Una Ryan, Murdoch University, Australia ,

Una Ryan, Murdoch University, Australia

Editor for Parasitology Research.
Julia Walochnik, Molecular Parasitology, University of Vienna, Austria ,

Julia Walochnik, Molecular Parasitology, University of Vienna, Austria

Editor for Parasitology Research.
Alexander Steinbüchel, University of Münster, Germany ,

Alexander Steinbüchel, University of Münster, Germany

Editor for Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology.
Supriya Chakraborty, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India ,

Supriya Chakraborty, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India

Editor for Virology Journal
Vitantonio Pantaleo, National Research Council, Italy ,

Vitantonio Pantaleo, National Research Council, Italy

Editor for Virology Journal
Pankaj Bhatt, PhD, Purdue University, Indiana, USA ,

Pankaj Bhatt, PhD, Purdue University, Indiana, USA

Editor for Archives of Microbiology
Ram Prasad, PhD, Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Motihari, India ,

Ram Prasad, PhD, Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Motihari, India

Editor for Archives of Microbiology
Javad Sharifi-Rad, PhD, Universidad del Azuay, Cuenca, Ecuador ,

Javad Sharifi-Rad, PhD, Universidad del Azuay, Cuenca, Ecuador

Editor for Archives of Microbiology
Digvijay Verma, PhD, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, I ,

Digvijay Verma, PhD, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, I

Editor for Archives of Microbiology
Muhammad Asif Zahoor, PhD, Government College University, Faisalabad, ,

Muhammad Asif Zahoor, PhD, Government College University, Faisalabad,

Editor for Archives of Microbiology
Yusuf Akhter, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, India &

Yusuf Akhter, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, India

Editor for Archives of Microbiology
Michael Schloter, Comparative Microbiome Analysis, Helmholtz, Munich

Michael Schloter, Comparative Microbiome Analysis, Helmholtz, Munich

Editor for Microbial Ecology Prof. Dr. Michael Schloter is Director of the Institute for Comparative Microbiome Analysis at the Helmholtz Center for Environmental Health in Munich and Professor for Microbiology at the Technical University of Munich. His main interest are microbe – microbe interactions focusing on various host systems and to understand major functional traits provided my microbiomes for the host`s health. His vision is to develop targeted approaches to modulate microbe - microbe interaction with the aim to optimize the performance of hosts. Michael Schloter has published more than 400 papers in peer reviewed journals.