Molecular Epidemiology and Bioinformatics in Pathogen Surveillance
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Public Health Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2026 | Viewed by 15
Special Issue Editor
Interests: molecular epidemiology; genomic epidemiology; phylogenomics; microbiology; virology; phylogeny; bioinformatics; molecular microbiology; infectious diseases; public health
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Molecular epidemiology and bioinformatics have become central pivots of modern pathogen surveillance, driven by advances in high-throughput sequencing, computational biology, and global data sharing. These approaches enable high-resolution tracking of pathogen transmission, evolution, and antimicrobial resistance, providing critical insights for outbreak detection, public health interventions, and pandemic preparedness. By integrating genomic data with epidemiological and clinical information, molecular surveillance supports timely, evidence-based decision-making across local, national, and global health systems.
This Special Issue aims to highlight recent methodological and applied advances in molecular epidemiology and bioinformatics that enhance pathogen surveillance across human, animal, and environmental contexts. The topic aligns closely with the journal’s scope by emphasizing innovative analytical frameworks, genomic data interpretation, and translational applications that inform public health, microbiology, and infectious disease research. The goal is to assemble a focused yet diverse collection of at least ten high-quality contributions that demonstrate how molecular and computational tools are transforming surveillance strategies.
Original research articles and reviews are welcome. Suggested themes include pathogen genomics and phylogenetics, genomic epidemiology of outbreaks, bioinformatic pipelines for surveillance, antimicrobial resistance monitoring, viral and bacterial evolution, metagenomic approaches, data integration across surveillance systems, and challenges in real-time analysis and data sharing. Together, these contributions will provide a comprehensive overview of current advances and future directions in pathogen surveillance.
Dr. Eleonora Cella
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- molecular epidemiology
- pathogen surveillance
- genomic epidemiology
- bioinformatics
- infectious disease monitoring
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