Molecular Mechanisms and Innovations in Antimicrobial Resistance
A special issue of Current Issues in Molecular Biology (ISSN 1467-3045). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2026) | Viewed by 1148
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Dear Colleagues,
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses one of the most urgent challenges to global health, driven by the rapid adaptation of pathogens to existing treatments. At the molecular level, understanding the genetic, epigenetic, and biochemical mechanisms underlying resistance is essential for developing next-generation diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive strategies.
This Special Issue of Current Issues in Molecular Biology (section Molecular Microbiology) aims to bring together cutting-edge research exploring the molecular basis of AMR across diverse pathogens, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites. We invite molecular biologists, microbiologists, geneticists, bioinformaticians, clinical researchers, and pharmaceutical scientists to contribute original research articles, reviews, and short communications. Topics of interest include genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, structural biology, systems biology, and synthetic biology approaches elucidating resistance mechanisms, evolutionary dynamics, and molecular interactions.
Special emphasis will be given to studies linking AMR with personalized medicine, including approaches that integrate the genomic and molecular profiling of pathogens, and in some cases, the host, to guide precision antimicrobial therapies. By highlighting molecular innovations and resistance pathways, this Special Issue seeks to bridge fundamental research and clinical application, fostering translational insights for novel antimicrobial therapies and resistance mitigation strategies.
Prof. Dr. Rúben Fernandes
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
- molecular mechanisms
- genomics
- personalized medicine
- resistance mechanisms
- translational research
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