Characteristics of Microorganisms Colonizing Animals and Alternative Methods of Infection Control in the Light of the “One Health” Concept
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 August 2025 | Viewed by 2722
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Interests: veterinary microbiology; bacteriology; antimicrobial susceptibility; probiotics
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Dear Colleagues,
“One Health” is an integrated unifying approach that aims to achieve optimal health outcomes while recognizing the interconnectedness of people, animals, plants, and their shared environment. The assumptions of this concept are close to microbiologists who understand the role microorganisms play in human and animal health. The knowledge about bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and viruses inhabiting animals is particularly important in times of intensification of animal production and the resulting greater susceptibility of animals to infectious diseases. Of particular concern are multidrug-resistant zoonotic pathogens, which pose a global threat, causing infections that are difficult to treat and can even lead to death. Monitoring the occurrence of resistant strains of bacteria and fungi in animals, combined with elucidating resistance mechanisms and transmission routes, is the basis for developing preventive measures. The second important issue of the "One Health" concept is improving the health of animals and controlling their infections through the use of alternative methods. Probiotics, postbiotics, bacteriophages, and natural substances other than antibiotics are becoming more and more common in animal breeding. We welcome manuscripts on the comprehensive characterization of microorganisms from livestock and companion and wild animals, as well as from food of animal origin, with a special focus on zoonotic pathogens. Research on new methods for controlling bacterial, fungal, protozoan, and viral infections in animals is also welcomed.
Dr. Marta Dec
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- zoonotic pathogens
- virulence traits
- antimicrobial resistance
- molecular environment of resistance genes
- whole-genome sequencing
- microbiome
- probiotics
- alternative methods of combating pathogens in animals
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