Omics Approaches, Including Culturomics, for Assessing Antimicrobial Resistance in Bacterial Communities
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: 15 February 2026 | Viewed by 9
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Interests: antimicrobial resistance; nosocomial bacterial pathogens; virulence traits; biofilm production; epidemiological surveillance
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Dear Colleagues,
Omics studies (including genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, culturomics, etc.) describe the study of the characteristics and quantities of complete sets of biological molecules and their influence in the dynamics, function or structure of organisms. Culturomics is a high-throughput method which uses several culture conditions, matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS), and 16S rRNA sequencing to identify bacterial species that could be difficult to isolate using conventional culture conditions. Antimicrobial resistance is a highly urgent threat to global human health and is most notable in pathogens related to healthcare-associated infections, although antimicrobial resistance in community-associated infections is also common. Human gut microbiota or microbiota from other anatomical sites can present a reservoir of antimicrobial resistance genes that could potentially be acquired by opportunistic pathogens. Bacterial communities carrying these antimicrobial resistance genes can have detrimental effects on the bacterial communities already residing in the body, potentially leading to colonization by drug-resistant microorganisms. Thus, the treatment of these infections can be complicated. By using omics approaches to assess antimicrobial resistance in bacterial communities within the body, the number and diversity of drug-resistant microorganisms isolated can be increased to better define the abundance of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in the human gut and other clinical sites.
This Special Issue welcomes research using omics approaches, including culturomics, to explore the prevalence of antimicrobial resistance genes in various microbiota and identify novel resistant strains. It also encourages studies that integrate culturomics with other omics to understand resistance mechanisms, investigate the impact of antimicrobial exposure on microbiota, and develop novel therapies guided by culturomics for drug-resistant infections.
Prof. Dr. Samantha Flores-Treviño
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- omics
- culturomics
- MALDI-TOF
- antimicrobial resistance
- gut microbiota
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