Molecular Characterization of Multidrug-Resistant Pathogens
A special issue of Antibiotics (ISSN 2079-6382). This special issue belongs to the section "Genetic and Biochemical Studies of Antibiotic Activity and Resistance".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2025 | Viewed by 31
Special Issue Editors
Interests: genomics; transcriptomics; MDR microorganisms; biofilm; molecular resistance mechanisms
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Interests: screening and characterization of probiotic strains including strains producing bacteriocins involved in antimicrobial activity; microbial genome analysis and microbiome studies; sequencing and characterization of mobile genetic elements responsible for antibiotic resistance and production of bacteriocin genes
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The rapid emergence and global spread of multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogens pose a global health challenge, impacting human, animal, and environmental health. Understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying antimicrobial resistance is crucial for developing targeted therapeutic strategies and effective control measures in all environments. In this context, this Special Issue aims to collect studies of MDR pathogens’ molecular characterization.
Original research articles, short communications, or review articles describing recent advances in the field of antimicrobial resistance mechanisms and evolution will be considered.
Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Molecular mechanisms involved in bacterial resistance mechanisms;
- Omics to investigate molecular mechanisms and their evolutionary trends;
- Impact of environmental factors on resistance dissemination;
- One-Health approach for the dissemination of MDR pathogens and resistance mechanisms;
- Response to antimicrobials or antibiotics;
- Genetics on microorganisms to improve antimicrobial effects;
- Genetic elements involved in antimicrobial resistance;
- Molecular epidemiology, phylogenomics, evolution, genomics, phylogenetic reconstruction, and lineage replacement;
- Persistence and tolerance.
Dr. Viviana Cafiso
Dr. Maria Santagati
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- MDR pathogens
- One-Health
- genomic
- transcriptomic
- phylogenomics
- molecular epidemiology
- AMR
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