Genomic Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)
A special issue of Antibiotics (ISSN 2079-6382). This special issue belongs to the section "Mechanism and Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2025 | Viewed by 132
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major global health threat. The rapid spread of resistance, driven by the overuse and misuse of antibiotics in humans, animals, and agriculture, increases the risk of untreatable infections, global outbreaks, and increased mortality. Surveillance is essential for combating AMR because it helps track the emergence, spread, and evolution of resistant pathogens. By monitoring resistance patterns in different regions and settings, surveillance systems provide critical data for guiding treatment decisions, informing public health strategies, and optimizing antibiotic use. Genomics plays a crucial role in AMR surveillance by providing detailed insights into the genetic mechanisms that drive resistance in pathogens. Genomic surveillance enhances our understanding of how resistance evolves and spreads within populations, both locally and globally, so we can track outbreaks, monitor transmission pathways, and identify potential reservoirs of resistance.
This Special Issue aims at showcasing the role that genomics can play in the surveillance of AMR across human, animal, and environmental sectors. We welcome original research, review articles, case studies, and opinion papers. Topics of particular interest include the following:
- Cross-disciplinary/One Health research;
- Fungal antimicrobial resistance;
- Viral antimicrobial resistance;
- Parasite antimicrobial resistance;
- Research from low- and middle-income countries.
Dr. Linzy Elton
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- antimicrobial resistance
- sequencing
- genomics
- surveillance
- mobile genetic elements
- multi-drug-resistant organisms
- One Health
- metagenomics
- whole-genome sequencing
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