Emerging Pathogenic Actinomycetes
A special issue of Antibiotics (ISSN 2079-6382).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2021) | Viewed by 459
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The class Actinobacteria encompasses the Gram positive bacteria that are distinguished by the high percentage of guanine and cytosine. Although the taxa within the Actinobacteria have an unrivalled ability to produce bioactive compounds of a therapeutic nature, they were not readily seen as the casual agents of disease, however this is changing. The order Corynebacteriales, is now becoming renowned for containing a number of taxa that are significant causal agents of disease, with Mycobacterium tuberculosis being the most recognised. Out of the nineteen genera in the order, ten genera contain species that are pathogens or opportunistic pathogens of plants, animals and humans. Recent increases in the reported infections caused by the within the class Actinobacteria, can be attributed to the increased numbers of immunocompromised patients as well as improved microbiological awareness. Nevertheless, a number of these pathogens are still often missed or misidentified, as it remains difficult to assign unknown, clinically and environmentaly significant pathogens, to the correct genus, let alone to the right species. This in turn can lead to incorrect chemotherapy.
In this Special Issue, we aim to highlight the importance of emerging pathogenic actinomycetes and their diversity.
We invite authors to send in their manuscripts in the area of interest as highlighted below:
Members within the order Corynebacteriales
Actinomadura
Actinomyces
Gardenerella
Propionibacterium
Streptomyces
Dr. Amanda L. Jones
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Actinomycetes
- Pathogens
- Corynebacteriales
- Actinobacteria
- Clinical
- Environmental
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