Molecular Diagnostics and Antimicrobial Resistance in Animal Pathogens

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue, entitled “Molecular Diagnostics and Antimicrobial Resistance in Animal Pathogens”, will provide an overview of the traditional methods, molecular biology tools and novel technologies that could aid in the diagnosis of animal diseases. Additionally, antimicrobial resistance represents a serious threat, with the increasing rates of antibiotic resistance in isolates from animals posing a risk to public and animal health. It is therefore important to analyze antimicrobial susceptibility and antimicrobial genes in order to understand antimicrobial resistance mechanisms. In addition, the application of molecular diagnostic and whole-genome sequencing represents an important tool to study antimicrobial resistance in animal pathogens. The aim of this Special Issue is to collect articles that present recent research relating to the presence and diffusion of antimicrobial resistance genes, antimicrobial-resistant pathogens and molecular diagnostics in animals. We welcome the submission of original research that provides new results, as well as review articles.

Dr. Mariela E. Srednik
Prof. Dr. Volker Krömker
Guest Editors

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