Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria: Emerging Diseases and Health Impacts, 2nd Edition
A Special Issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607) belonging to the section "Medical Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2027 | Viewed by 1097
Editors
Interests: Crohn’s disease; paratuberculosis; pathogens; environment
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Interests: microbiome; mycobacteria; IBD; human health
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The issue is to serve as the continuation of “Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria: Emerging Diseases and Health Impacts”, https://www.mdpi.com/journal/microorganisms/special_issues/non-tuberculous_mycobacteria.
Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are ubiquitous in the environment and have been identified repeatedly from the soil, as well as municipal and other water supplies, using both molecular and traditional methods. NTM are important environmental pathogens that can cause a broad spectrum of diseases. The number of infections that can be associated with specific species, as well as the number of new species that are etiological agents, has increased due to the development of new diagnostic tools. The incidence of pulmonary NTM infection and disease is increasing. In addition, the M. avium complex and the M. chelonae complex are implicated in a wide number of diseases. Furthermore the prevalence of Buruli ulcer (Mycobacterium ulcerans) is having a significant impact on health in tropical, subtropical and temperate climates. This Special Issue will explore the environmental distribution, detection, and health impacts of NTM.
Prof. Dr. Roger Pickup
Dr. Gaurav Agrawal
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM)
- Mycobacterium avium (M. avium)
- Mycobacterium abscessus (M. abscessus)
- Mycobacterium ulcerans
- Mycobacterium chelonae
- Mycobacterium chimaera
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