Surveillance and Detection of the 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 May 2026 | Viewed by 70
Special Issue Editors
2. Centro de Quìmica, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla 72570, Mexico
Interests: environmental biotechnology; micropollutants; emerging pollutants; sensors; biosensors
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has become a pressing global concern and escalating threat, affecting human, animal, and environmental health. Improving surveillance systems and strengthening detection strategies are essential to track the emergence, dissemination, and evolution of resistant microorganisms. Recent breakthroughs in microbiology, genomics, molecular diagnostics, and environmental monitoring provide new opportunities to characterize resistance mechanisms and identify critical intervention points.
This Special Issue invites original research and reviews that contribute to a deeper understanding of AMR surveillance and detection, bridging the gap between technological innovation and practical applications. Topics may include, but are not limited to, the following: development and validation of rapid phenotypic and molecular diagnostic methods; application of whole genome sequencing (WGS) and metagenomic tools; pathogen and resistome monitoring in clinical, agricultural, and environmental settings; wastewater- and environmental-based surveillance; biosensors and rapid detection platforms; integration of bioinformatics, machine learning, and predictive modeling to assess AMR monitoring; and One Health perspectives integrating cross-sectoral information.
Our goal is to gather contributions that enhance the current surveillance capacities; support early warning systems; and promote innovative, scalable approaches to detecting and mitigating antimicrobial resistance worldwide.
Dr. Eduardo Torres
Dr. Reynoso Eduardo Canek
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- antimicrobial resistance
- genomic surveillance
- rapid diagnostics
- metagenomics
- environmental monitoring
- resistance gene detection
- one health surveillance
- whole genome sequencing
- biosensors
- bioinformatics
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