Vol. 5 No. 2 (2026): Journal of Advanced Microbiology

Volume 2, Issue 2 (2026) of the Journal of Advanced Microbiology brings together five groundbreaking research papers that span the domains of enzyme technology, antifungal therapeutics, environmental bioremediation, agricultural nanobiotechnology, and natural antimicrobials. The issue opens with a study on the purification and structural characterization of a novel milk-clotting enzyme from Bacillus velezensis, offering valuable potential for sustainable food and dairy biotechnology. In therapeutic microbiology, research on Cymbopogon distans essential oil reveals its potent anti-Candida activity, specifically targeting and preventing the yeast-to-hyphal transition and biofilm formation in Candida albicans. Addressing industrial pollution, another paper highlights the efficacy of indigenous fungal isolates from effluent-contaminated sites in decolorizing and degrading toxic synthetic dyes. In the realm of sustainable agriculture, the issue features an investigation into nitrogen-doped zinc oxide ($\text{N-ZnO}$) nanoparticles as an advanced nano-fertilizer system that significantly improves micronutrient management in rice and maize crops. Finally, the issue rounds out with a phytomedical study characterizing a terpinen-4-ol rich chemotype of Himalayan cypress (Cupressus torulosa) essential oil, demonstrating its powerful broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity against diverse pathogens.