Bacterial Infections and Drug Resistance in Wildlife
A special issue of Pathogens (ISSN 2076-0817). This special issue belongs to the section "Bacterial Pathogens".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 February 2026) | Viewed by 1726
Special Issue Editor
Interests: antimicrobial resistance; wildlife; infectious diseases; veterinary microbiology; whole-genome sequencing
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Dear Colleagues,
Bacterial infections and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) pose a significant threat to wildlife conservation. While much of the existing research focuses on domestic animals and human health, mounting evidence indicates that wild animals can harbor a wide range of bacterial pathogens and may act as reservoirs, spillover hosts, or sentinels of environmental health. However, the pathogenicity, virulence factors, and disease outcomes of these infections in wild species remain poorly understood, due to limited surveillance and diagnostic challenges.
This Special Issue calls attention to the urgent need for documenting bacterial infections and antimicrobial treatment challenges in wild animals caused by pathogenic and/or resistant bacteria, particularly in wildlife rehabilitation centers, zoological institutions, and other facilities involved in the rescue, care, and management of wild species.Documenting such clinical and natural events is essential for understanding the practical consequences and ecological significance of bacterial infections and AMR in wildlife, and for guiding therapeutic decision-making, conservation efforts, and One Health strategies.
High-quality submissions are encouraged, especially those that explore bacterial infections in wildlife through approaches such as pathogenesis analysis, genomic and virulence profiling, antimicrobial resistance characterization, histopathological evaluation, forensic microbiology, outbreak investigation, and other related areas.
Dr. Danny Fuentes-Castillo
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- virulence
- antimicrobial resistance
- wildlife
- conservation
- infectious diseases
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