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Best Paper Award

Dear Colleagues,

The editorial team would like to congratulate the winners of the Pathogens 2021 Best Paper Award, who were chosen by a selection committee chaired by the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Lawrence S. Young. Following a review process by the Award Evaluation Committee, four winners were selected.

Article:
The First Prize: CHF 500 plus the chance to publish a paper free of charge in Pathogens in 2023 after peer review.
Investigation of Long COVID Prevalence and Its Relationship to Epstein–Barr Virus Reactivation
By Jeffrey E. Gold, Ramazan A. Okyay, Warren E. Licht and David J. Hurley
Pathogens 2021, 10(6), 763; doi:10.3390/pathogens10060763

The Second Prize: CHF 300 plus the chance to publish a paper free of charge in Pathogens in 2023 after peer review.
Development of a Blocking Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Detection of Antibodies against African Swine Fever Virus
By Fangfeng Yuan, Vlad Petrovan, Luis Gabriel Gimenez-Lirola, Jeffrey J. Zimmerman, Raymond R. R. Rowland and Ying Fang
Pathogens 2021, 10(6), 760; doi:10.3390/pathogens10060760

The Third Prize: CHF 200 plus the chance to publish a paper free of charge in Pathogens in 2023 after peer review.
Atopobium vaginae and Prevotella bivia Are Able to Incorporate and Influence Gene Expression in a Pre-Formed Gardnerella vaginalis Biofilm
By Joana Castro, Aliona S. Rosca, Christina A. Muzny and Nuno Cerca
Pathogens 2021, 10(2), 247; doi:10.3390/pathogens10020247

Review:
The Prize: CHF 500 plus the chance to publish a paper free of charge in Pathogens in 2023 after peer review.
Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC): An Overview of Virulence and Pathogenesis Factors, Zoonotic Potential, and Control Strategies
By Dipak Kathayat, Dhanashree Lokesh, Sochina Ranjit and Gireesh Rajashekara
Pathogens 2021, 10(4), 467; doi:10.3390/pathogens10040467

Please join us in congratulating the winners of the Pathogens 2021 Best Paper Award. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all of our authors for your continued support of Pathogens.

Kind regards,
Pathogens Editorial Office

 
Pathogens 2021 Best Paper Award
 

Eligibility and Requirements

– All papers published in Pathogens will be eligible (Both regular and Special Issue submissions).
 
Past Winners
 
Year: 

Winner

11 pages, 3758 KiB  
Article
Zoonotic Mutation of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 Virus Identified in the Brain of Multiple Wild Carnivore Species
by Sandra Vreman, Marja Kik, Evelien Germeraad, Rene Heutink, Frank Harders, Marcel Spierenburg, Marc Engelsma, Jolianne Rijks, Judith van den Brand and Nancy Beerens
Pathogens 2023, 12(2), 168; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12020168 - 20 Jan 2023
12 pages, 292 KiB  
Article
Prevalence, Resistance Patterns and Biofilm Production Ability of Bacterial Uropathogens from Cases of Community-Acquired Urinary Tract Infections in South Italy
by Angela Maione, Emilia Galdiero, Luigi Cirillo, Edvige Gambino, Maria Assunta Gallo, Francesca Paola Sasso, Arianna Petrillo, Marco Guida and Marilena Galdiero
Pathogens 2023, 12(4), 537; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12040537 - 29 Mar 2023
19 pages, 3217 KiB  
Article
Recurrent Loss of Macrodomain Activity in Host Immunity and Viral Proteins
by Sofia E. Delgado-Rodriguez, Andrew P. Ryan and Matthew D. Daugherty
Pathogens 2023, 12(5), 674; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12050674 - 3 May 2023
16 pages, 1115 KiB  
Review
HPV and Cervical Cancer: A Review of Epidemiology and Screening Uptake in the UK
by Sunyoung Choi, Ayden Ismail, George Pappas-Gogos and Stergios Boussios
Pathogens 2023, 12(2), 298; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12020298 - 11 Feb 2023

Award Committee

Dr. Hinh Ly Chairman
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Prof. Sudhir Gupta
University of California at Irvine
Prof. Remi Charrel
Unité des Virus Emergents
Dr. Marat R. Sadykov

Winner

12 pages, 632 KiB  
Article
Pathogen Spillover to an Invasive Tick Species: First Detection of Bourbon Virus in Haemaphysalis longicornis in the United States
by Alexandra N. Cumbie, Rebecca N. Trimble and Gillian Eastwood
Pathogens 2022, 11(4), 454; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens11040454 - 10 Apr 2022
9 pages, 864 KiB  
Article
Efficacy and Safety of Bulevirtide plus Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate in Real-World Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B and D Co-Infection
by Toni Herta, Magdalena Hahn, Melanie Maier, Janett Fischer, Johannes Niemeyer, Mario Hönemann, Albrecht Böhlig, Florian Gerhardt, Aaron Schindler, Jonas Schumacher, Thomas Berg, Johannes Wiegand and Florian van Bömmel
Pathogens 2022, 11(5), 517; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens11050517 - 27 Apr 2022
12 pages, 276 KiB  
Article
“Monkeypox: What Do You Know about That?” Italian Adults’ Awareness of a New Epidemic
by Francesca Gallè, Lavinia Bianco, Giovanna Da Molin, Rita Mancini, Salvatore Sciacchitano, Stefano Ferracuti, Giorgio Liguori, Giovanni Battista Orsi and Christian Napoli
Pathogens 2022, 11(11), 1285; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens11111285 - 1 Nov 2022
25 pages, 435 KiB  
Review
Methods of Inactivation of Highly Pathogenic Viruses for Molecular, Serology or Vaccine Development Purposes
by Simon Elveborg, Vanessa M. Monteil and Ali Mirazimi
Pathogens 2022, 11(2), 271; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens11020271 - 19 Feb 2022

Award Committee

Prof. Lawrence Young Chairman
University of Warwick
Prof. Dr. Longzhu Cui
Jichi Medial University
Prof. Ming Fan
Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph
Prof. Dr. Helmut Fickenscher
Institute for Infection Medicine

Winner

15 pages, 17543 KiB  
Article
Investigation of Long COVID Prevalence and Its Relationship to Epstein-Barr Virus Reactivation
by Jeffrey E. Gold, Ramazan A. Okyay, Warren E. Licht and David J. Hurley
Pathogens 2021, 10(6), 763; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10060763 - 17 Jun 2021
12 pages, 2226 KiB  
Article
Development of a Blocking Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Detection of Antibodies against African Swine Fever Virus
by Fangfeng Yuan, Vlad Petrovan, Luis Gabriel Gimenez-Lirola, Jeffrey J. Zimmerman, Raymond R. R. Rowland and Ying Fang
Pathogens 2021, 10(6), 760; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10060760 - 17 Jun 2021
15 pages, 2498 KiB  
Article
Atopobium vaginae and Prevotella bivia Are Able to Incorporate and Influence Gene Expression in a Pre-Formed Gardnerella vaginalis Biofilm
by Joana Castro, Aliona S. Rosca, Christina A. Muzny and Nuno Cerca
Pathogens 2021, 10(2), 247; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10020247 - 20 Feb 2021
32 pages, 796 KiB  
Review
Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC): An Overview of Virulence and Pathogenesis Factors, Zoonotic Potential, and Control Strategies
by Dipak Kathayat, Dhanashree Lokesh, Sochina Ranjit and Gireesh Rajashekara
Pathogens 2021, 10(4), 467; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10040467 - 12 Apr 2021

Award Committee

Prof. Lawrence Young Chairman
University of Warwick

Winner

46 pages, 1423 KiB  
Review
Betanodavirus and VER Disease: A 30-year Research Review
by Isabel Bandín and Sandra Souto
Pathogens 2020, 9(2), 106; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens9020106 - 9 Feb 2020
10 pages, 898 KiB  
Article
Effectiveness of Chemical Compounds Used against African Swine Fever Virus in Commercial Available Disinfectants
by Małgorzata Juszkiewicz, Marek Walczak, Natalia Mazur-Panasiuk and Grzegorz Woźniakowski
Pathogens 2020, 9(11), 878; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens9110878 - 24 Oct 2020
18 pages, 1507 KiB  
Review
Understanding Flavivirus Capsid Protein Functions: The Tip of the Iceberg
by Stephanea Sotcheff and Andrew Routh
Pathogens 2020, 9(1), 42; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens9010042 - 5 Jan 2020
21 pages, 2582 KiB  
Review
The Bradyzoite: A Key Developmental Stage for the Persistence and Pathogenesis of Toxoplasmosis
by Aude Cerutti, Nicolas Blanchard and Sébastien Besteiro
Pathogens 2020, 9(3), 234; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens9030234 - 21 Mar 2020

Winner

28 pages, 1438 KiB  
Review
Alteration of Gut Microbiota in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD): Cause or Consequence? IBD Treatment Targeting the Gut Microbiome
by Israr Khan, Naeem Ullah, Lajia Zha, Yanrui Bai, Ashiq Khan, Tang Zhao, Tuanjie Che and Chunjiang Zhang
Pathogens 2019, 8(3), 126; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens8030126 - 13 Aug 2019
23 pages, 1440 KiB  
Review
Candida albicans Interactions with Mucosal Surfaces during Health and Disease
by Spyridoula-Angeliki Nikou, Nessim Kichik, Rhys Brown, Nicole O. Ponde, Jemima Ho, Julian R. Naglik and Jonathan P. Richardson
Pathogens 2019, 8(2), 53; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens8020053 - 22 Apr 2019
19 pages, 1169 KiB  
Review
Bacteriophages in Natural and Artificial Environments
by Steven Batinovic, Flavia Wassef, Sarah A. Knowler, Daniel T.F. Rice, Cassandra R. Stanton, Jayson Rose, Joseph Tucci, Tadashi Nittami, Antony Vinh, Grant R. Drummond, Christopher G. Sobey, Hiu Tat Chan, Robert J. Seviour, Steve Petrovski and Ashley E. Franks
Pathogens 2019, 8(3), 100; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens8030100 - 12 Jul 2019
16 pages, 969 KiB  
Review
Chloroplasts and Plant Immunity: Where Are the Fungal Effectors?
by Matthias Kretschmer, Djihane Damoo, Armin Djamei and James Kronstad
Pathogens 2020, 9(1), 19; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens9010019 - 24 Dec 2019

Winner

14 pages, 1390 KiB  
Review
An Update on Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus
by Hercules Sakkas, Petros Bozidis, Xenofon Giannakopoulos, Nikolaos Sofikitis and Chrissanthy Papadopoulou
Pathogens 2018, 7(3), 66; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens7030066 - 3 Aug 2018
22 pages, 582 KiB  
Review
The Pathogenesis of Staphylococcus aureus Eye Infections
by Richard J. O’Callaghan
Pathogens 2018, 7(1), 9; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens7010009 - 10 Jan 2018
11 pages, 3347 KiB  
Review
The Structure of PrPSc Prions
by Holger Wille and Jesús R. Requena
Pathogens 2018, 7(1), 20; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens7010020 - 7 Feb 2018
23 pages, 2245 KiB  
Review
Manipulation of Innate and Adaptive Immunity by Staphylococcal Superantigens
by Stephen W. Tuffs, S. M. Mansour Haeryfar and John K. McCormick
Pathogens 2018, 7(2), 53; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens7020053 - 29 May 2018

Award Committee

Prof. Lawrence Young Chairman
University of Warwick

Winner

15 pages, 1933 KiB  
Article
Modeling HSV-1 Latency in Human Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Neurons
by Aldo Pourchet, Aram S. Modrek, Dimitris G. Placantonakis, Ian Mohr and Angus C. Wilson
Pathogens 2017, 6(2), 24; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens6020024 - 8 Jun 2017
20 pages, 694 KiB  
Review
Is Toxoplasma gondii a Trigger of Bipolar Disorder?
by Claudia Del Grande, Luca Galli, Elisa Schiavi, Liliana Dell’Osso and Fabrizio Bruschi
Pathogens 2017, 6(1), 3; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens6010003 - 10 Jan 2017
16 pages, 3108 KiB  
Article
Evolution and Divergence of H3N8 Equine Influenza Viruses Circulating in the United Kingdom from 2013 to 2015
by Adam Rash, Rachel Morton, Alana Woodward, Olivia Maes, John McCauley, Neil Bryant and Debra Elton
Pathogens 2017, 6(1), 6; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens6010006 - 8 Feb 2017
24 pages, 965 KiB  
Review
Interactions between Neutrophils and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Cystic Fibrosis
by Balázs Rada
Pathogens 2017, 6(1), 10; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens6010010 - 9 Mar 2017
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