Bacterial Responses to Environmental Stress and Their Specific Contribution to Escherichia coli and Vibrio spp. Survival and Virulence 2.0

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue is the continuation of our 2020 Special Issue “Bacterial Responses to Environmental Stress and Their Specific Contribution to Escherichia coli and Vibrio spp. Survival and Virulence”.

 Escherichia coli and Vibrio species are common model organisms widely used to study adaptation, survival, and pathogenicity of enterobacteria and their counterparts present in natural aquatic systems. While often striving in continuously changing environments, these microorganisms are able to trigger a large number of adaptation mechanisms that ensure cell fitness and proliferation in their natural habitats under a wide range of adverse conditions.

Since some E. coli and Vibrio spp. are pathogenic to humans and marine organisms essential for sea food industry (e.g., shrimps, mussels, and fish), their increasing antibiotic resistance, appearance of new multidrug-resistant strains, and fast adaptation to climate change and polluted environments increase public awareness and concern. Given the above trends, further characterization of bacterial stress responses essential for cell adaptation and host–pathogen interactions could help to identify new drug targets and develop efficient tools to control the presence and virulence of these pathogens in natural and artificial settings. 

The purpose of this Special Issue is to attract new research articles that address the key mechanisms and strategy adopted by E. coli and Vibrio spp. to cope with single and multiple stresses that affect their capacity to survive and elicit infections. 

Prof. Dr. Ines Arana
Prof. Dr. Vladimir R. Kaberdin
Guest Editors

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