Diagnosis and Pathogenesis of Animal Pathogenic Microorganisms
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Veterinary Clinical Studies".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 April 2024) | Viewed by 11852
Special Issue Editors
Interests: phenotypic and genotypic characterization of antibiotic resistance; bacterial infections in domestic animals; canine coronavirus; bovine herpesvirus-1; Malassezia pachydermatis
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Interests: veterinary bacteriology; bacterial infections in domestic animals; Staphylococcus pseudintermedius infections; antimicrobial resistance; antimicrobial resistance genes
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Animal pathogens have drawn attention in the fields of both the livestock and public health for their impacts worldwide on socio-economics, food safety and security, and human health. Antibiotic resistance is the main concern with regard to public health, and veterinary practitioners often have a limited choice of antimicrobials due to antimicrobial resistance issues and human health concerns.
However, infectious animal diseases caused by pathogenic microorganisms, not only bacteria but also viruses or yeast, negatively impact the health and well-being of domestic animals, wildlife, livestock, and human populations. For this reason, the One Health approach is necessary, which involves several in-depth studies aimed at determining the causes or risk factors, implementing the commonly available prevention methods and effective strategies, and evaluating the impact of the measures taken.
Diagnostics represents an important step for correct pathogen detection, the successful treatment of animal infection, and management in clinic, farm and field conditions. Current techniques employed to diagnose pathogens include classical plate-based methods and conventional biochemical methods, such as enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA). Molecular techniques such as polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and real-time PCR have also been proposed for the diagnosis and identification of relevant infectious diseases in animals. However, there is a strong interest in developing new, swift, point-of-care biosensing systems for the early detection of animal diseases with high sensitivity and specificity, particularly in field analysis.
The aim of this Special Issue of Animals is to provide a collection of articles detailing the latest knowledge on infectious diseases in animals. We encourage the submission of original research or review papers from different areas, including the development of rapid screening methods for bacteriological and virological diagnostics (e.g., home-made ELISA, biosensors, and oligoprobes) or test kits for the diagnosis of mycological infections. Descriptions of new and emerging pathogens (exposure, adhesion, invasion, infection, and transmission) and new disease prevention methods, as well as innovative therapies, are also welcome.
Prof. Dr. Luisa De Martino
Dr. Francesca Paola Nocera
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- diagnosis
- pathogenesis
- infectious diseases
- bacteria
- virus
- fungi
- control diseases
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