Foodborne Pathogens and Antimicrobial Resistance 2.0

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue of Microorganisms addresses antimicrobial resistance (AMR) with regard to foodborne pathogens. There has been an increased prevalence of multidrug-resistant bacterial pathogens that have become a global threat to human and animal health. More recently, the term “One Health” constitutes an approach to health that is based on the understanding that human health is closely linked to a healthy balance between food, animals, and the environment. Some One Health initiatives that include AMR include animals and the environment. Currently, in agriculture, there is large focus on pre- and post-harvest food production with regard to AMR foodborne pathogens. There are abundant niches and reservoirs of AMR foodborne pathogens. In addition to the spread of foodborne pathogens that display AMR, an important means of dissemination involves the horizontal transfer of mobile genetic elements harbored by AMR bacteria. Most commonly, this involves broad-host range plasmids that are extrachromosomal genetic elements existing in bacteria. In recent years, a complex reservoir of mobile genetic elements has been elucidated and is referred to as a mobilome. These include transposons, integrons, integrative and conjugative elements, etc. All these mobile elements may provide a rapid means of dissemination at the molecular level.

Dr. Toni L. Poole
Guest Editor

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• antimicrobial resistance
• mobilome
• conjugation
• conjugative or mobilizable antimicrobial resistance plasmids
• whole-genome shotgun (WGS)
• sequencing
• non-typhoidal Salmonella enterica (NTS)
• Escherichia coli
• Aeromonas spp.
• poultry
• fish
• livestock production
• retail meats and vegetables