Antimicrobial Resistance in the Era of Climate Change
A special issue of Antibiotics (ISSN 2079-6382).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 September 2025 | Viewed by 819
Special Issue Editors
Interests: infectious diseases; diabetes; obesity; microbiome; climate change
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Interests: antibiotic resistance, drug-resistant infections, rising global temperature, humidity, air pollution, heat-resistant bacteria, bacterial epigenetics, pandemic Vibrio infections, Infections due to Candida auris, soil microbes, greenhouse gases etc.
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Climate change is affecting human health in several ways, and is currently considered to be an important public health issue worldwide. The extremes in temperature, as well as globally rising temperatures, are associated with new pathogens and increases in the antimicrobial resistance (AMR) of many well-known bacteria and fungi. Although AMR and climate change are usually considered to be two distinct entities, they are, in fact, intricately interconnected. Climate change is responsible for the spread of AMR, as human beings, together with animals and plants, survive in the same ecosystem: our planet. The purpose of this Special Issue is to delve into the relationship between climate change and AMR. Extreme heat or flooding are associated with the emergence of AMR, especially among bacteria and fungi. Therefore, we welcome review manuscripts on the intersection between climate change and AMR, as well as original articles regarding the spread or epidemics of antibiotic-resistant species.
Dr. Natalia G. Vallianou
Dr. Eleni Geladari
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- climate change
- extremes in temperature
- antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
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