Lactococcosis: A Single Disease for Multiple Lactococcus Species
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2025) | Viewed by 4255
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Interests: genetics and genomics; genetic resistance to animal diseases; fish diseases; antibiotic resistance; molecular characterization of bacteria; invasive alien species
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Lactococcosis is an emergent bacterial infection affecting a wide range of host species. It represents one of the main issues facing freshwater and marine fish. Moreover, this disease can affect several terrestrial animals, including humans. Due to its broad host range and potential impact on both animal populations and human health, lactococcosis is of notable concern from a One Health perspective. Only recently was Lactococcus garvieae reported as not being the only agent for this disease. L. petauri and L. formosensis have now also been described, as causal agents of lactococcosis.
These discoveries highlight this disease’s complexity and underscore the need for comprehensive research to understand its epidemiology, pathogenesis, and control.
We invite original contributions that focus on the following topics:
- Diagnostic methods for identifying lactococcosis pathogens.
- Biochemical and molecular characterisation of lactococcosis pathogens.
- Virulence factors of lactococcosis pathogens.
- Antimicrobial resistance in lactococcosis pathogens.
- Host vaccinology in lactococcosis-affected organisms.
- Immunology studies of infected hosts.
- Genetic and genomic resistance in hosts.
- Development of new treatments and therapies for lactococcosis.
- Epidemiology of lactococcosis.
- Animal models for studying lactococcosis.
- Strategies for the prevention and control of lactococcosis.
- Economic and health impacts of lactococcosis.
- Technological innovations in the diagnosis and treatment of lactococcosis.
- Clinical case studies related to lactococcosis.
- Analysis of host-pathogen interactions in lactococcosis.
This Special Issue aims to deepen our understanding of lactococcosis and to inform the development of effective management and control strategies.
Dr. Silvia Colussi
Dr. Giuseppe Esposito
Dr. Khalid Shahin
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- lactococcosis
- fish diseases
- antimicrobial resistance
- host–pathogen interactions
- epidemiology
- diagnostic methods
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