The Use of Molecular Biology in the Targeted Prevention, Diagnosis and Therapy of Microbial Infections
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 December 2025 | Viewed by 1030
Special Issue Editors
2. CIAS Research Center, University of Ferrara, 44122 Ferrara, Italy
Interests: bacteriology; virology; molecular biology; antimicrobial resistance; One Health approach; viral infections; human health
Interests: human herpesvirus 6 and human beta-herpesvirus infection; pathogenesis and disease association; autoimmune diseases
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Dear Colleagues,
Microbial infections are a constant and evolving threat to human health and welfare. The severity of infections is closely tied to the issue of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), which has been continuously increasing in the past decades, making it challenging to treat these infections.
It is widely acknowledged that the swift and precise identification of these pathogens is crucial for preventing, diagnosing, and treating the related diseases. Molecular approaches have become a valuable and efficient tool for microbiological diagnosis and surveillance. Specifically, the in-depth characterization of microbes and detailed pictures of their interaction with living beings can be obtained through approaches like next-generation technologies and PCR assays, overcoming the limitations of conventional microbiology.
In this Special Issue, we aim to explore the use of molecular biology in the targeted prevention, diagnosis and therapy of microbial infections. We are open to research that encompasses both human pathogens and animal husbandry and agriculture in a 'One Health' approach to tackling AMR.
To this purpose, we welcome both original and review papers that can help to further explore these issues, emphasizing the potential use of molecular approaches to identify microbes and understand their involvement in infections.
Dr. Maria D’Accolti
Dr. Elisabetta Caselli
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- microbial infections
- AMR
- molecular biology
- One Health
- microbiome
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