From Sewers to Solutions: Wastewater Surveillance in the Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 1593
Special Issue Editors
Interests: microbiome; metagenomics; within-host evolution; evolutionary dynamics in microbial populations; functional genomics; oral bacteria; AMR
Interests: nosocomial pathogens; AMR; typing; genomics; enterococci; Klebsiella
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing global threat to public health and ecosystems. Wastewater systems—particularly those linked to healthcare facilities and urban environments—serve as key reservoirs for resistant microorganisms and their genetic elements, facilitating AMR spread. This special issue focuses on the complex dynamics of AMR within hospital and urban wastewater systems, emphasizing recent advancements in detecting and characterizing resistant microbes, exploring wastewater microbiomes, and examining impacts on human and environmental health.
We welcome submissions on both culture-based and molecular methodologies, along with studies integrating bioinformatics for high-throughput resistome analysis. Research on the wastewater microbiome is of particular interest, especially regarding its role in the transmission of resistance genes and the ecological interactions sustaining AMR reservoirs. Furthermore, the topic also aims to explore the implications of antibiotic residues and their effect on resistance evolution and public health, along with innovative strategies for containment and mitigation.
This issue aims to deepen understanding of the ecological impact of AMR in wastewater systems and stimulate innovative approaches to reduce resistance spread. Authors are encouraged to submit original research, reviews, and case studies that advance knowledge on AMR dynamics within wastewater environments.
Dr. Mohamed M. H. Abdelbary
Prof. Dr. Guido Werner
Prof. Dr. Kazunari Sei
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- AMR pathogens in wastewater
- carbapenem-resistant enterobacterales
- wastewater resistome
- culture-based detection
- molecular methodologies for pathogens detection
- digital PCR
- hospital and urban Wastewater
- wastewater microbiome
- mobile genetic elements
- AMR plasmids
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