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A special issue of Life (ISSN 2075-1729). This special issue belongs to the section "Microbiology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 August 2025 | Viewed by 649

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Department of Companion Animal Health and Science, Silla University, Busan, Republic of Korea
Interests: enterobacteriaceae; antimicrobial resistance; infection; health

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Dear Colleagues,

Clinical isolates of microorganisms are continuously exhibiting high rates of antimicrobial resistance to antibiotics worldwide, leading to public health concerns regarding healthcare-associated infections and community-associated infections. The treatment options for antimicrobial-resistant microorganisms, including Enterobacteriaceae, glucose non-fermenting bacteria, and Gram-positive bacteria, are often limited. As a result, we need to develop alternative treatment strategies, instead of empirical prescriptions, to combat antimicrobial resistance and prevent its spread by accurately characterizing bacterial profiles indicating antimicrobial susceptibility, resistant determinants, and epidemiological genotypes.

For this Special Issue, we will accept submissions reporting on emerging and re-emerging pathogens and antimicrobial resistance, including epidemiological aspects, the spread of high-risk clones, and the molecular mechanisms behind antibiotic resistance and virulence and increasing resistance to new and old antibiotics.

Dr. Junsung Hong
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  • enterobacteriaceae
  • antimicrobial resistance
  • infection
  • health

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Serological Distribution of Salmonella enterica subsp. Isolated from Feces of Domesticated Crested Gecko (Correlophus ciliates) in Busan Province, South Korea
by Il Kwon Bae, Yon-koung Park, So Hyun Park and Jun Sung Hong
Life 2025, 15(3), 405; https://doi.org/10.3390/life15030405 - 5 Mar 2025
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Geckos are often considered to be reservoirs of zoonotic pathogens. This study was conducted to describe the prevalence and characteristics of pathogens isolated from fecal samples of crested geckos in South Korea. A total of 76 fecal samples were collected from 76 domesticated [...] Read more.
Geckos are often considered to be reservoirs of zoonotic pathogens. This study was conducted to describe the prevalence and characteristics of pathogens isolated from fecal samples of crested geckos in South Korea. A total of 76 fecal samples were collected from 76 domesticated crested geckos in independent captivity. To determine bacterial profiles, matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS), the disk diffusion method, PCR and direct sequencing, and the Kauffmann–White scheme for serotyping Salmonella species were performed. A total of 107 Gram-negative isolates were identified as belonging to 50 Citrobacter species, 33 Salmonella enterica subsp., 8 Serratia marcescens, 8 Klebsiella species, 3 Morganella morganii, 2 Enterobacter cloacae, 2 Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and 1 Acinetobacter species. Most of the isolates were susceptible to antibiotics tested in this study. The chloramphenicol acetyltransferase (cat) gene was detected in one M. morganii isolate, and the class C beta-lactamase (AZECL-14) gene was detected in one E. cloacae. The most prevalent somatic (O) antigens of the groups were C (n = 23) and D (n = 7), and 8 different serotypes were identified among the 33 Salmonella enterica subsp. isolates. Five of eight Salmonella serotypes have not been previously reported among clinical isolates in South Korea. Our results reveal that enteric bacteria have not been shared between crested geckos and humans, at least in South Korea. Full article
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