Feature Review in "Antibiotics in Animal Health" Section 2026
A special issue of Antibiotics (ISSN 2079-6382). This special issue belongs to the section "Antibiotics in Animal Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2026 | Viewed by 136
Special Issue Editors
Interests: antibiotics residue; antibiotic resistance genes; drug-resistant bacteria; polymicrobial interaction
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Interests: emerging contaminants; antibiotic resistance genes; antimicrobial resistance; livestock farming; agricultural environment; risk assessment
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The relationship between antibiotic use, animal health, and the broader ecosystem is at a critical juncture. Since their discovery, antibiotics have been indispensable in veterinary medicine for treating and preventing infectious diseases. The development of new, highly efficacious antibiotics with minimized toxicity remains vital for safeguarding animal welfare and agricultural productivity.
However, antibiotic use fundamentally alters the host's microbiota, creating selective pressure that leads to the emergence and enrichment of antibiotic-resistant genes and bacteria. These resistant microorganisms, along with unmetabolized antibiotics, are released into the wider environment, creating reservoirs of resistance that can reach humans through direct contact with animals or indirectly through the food chain. Given that humans and animals share many bacterial species and zoonotic pathogens can carry resistance determinants, a holistic One Health approach is imperative for monitoring, mitigating, and controlling the consequences of antibiotic administration in animals.
This Special Issue, entitled “Feature Review in "Antibiotics in Animal Health" Section 2026”, aims to bring together leading-edge reviews addressing key areas: innovations in veterinary antibiotics for enhanced efficacy and safety; the impact of antibiotic use on microbiota and animal health; the environmental fate of antibiotic residues and resistance genes; mechanisms of resistance emergence in pathogens and commensals; One Health strategies for surveillance, stewardship, and alternative development; and the risks of zoonotic transmission of resistant pathogens.
We warmly look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Yongzhen Ding
Dr. Fengxia Yang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- antibiotic resistance
- animal health
- one health
- zoonotic transmission
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