Opportunistic Bacteria and Intensive Pig Production

Dear Colleagues,

Infections and diseases caused by opportunistic bacteria are an ever-present problem in intensive pig farming, where the biological characteristics of these microorganisms interact perfectly with factors in the most critical stages of the swine production cycle. Induced diseases affect single organs or systems (e.g., digestive, respiratory, central nervous system) or can cause systemic problems, such as septicemia and polyserositis.

The objective of this Special Issue is to consider and evaluate the adaptive modifications that the main opportunistic bacteria of the pig have produced in recent years, starting from antimicrobial resistance, up to changes in the epidemiology of diffusion in geographical areas and in farms, but also in clinical manifestations along the pork production chain.

Finally, this is the information required to improve the suitability of diagnosis, control, and prevention of these bacterial diseases within intensive swine herds.

Dr. Fabio Ostanello
Dr. Vittorio Sala
Guest Editors

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• swine
• opportunistic bacteria
• adaptive modifications
• epidemiology
• antimicrobial resistance
• clinical disease