Bacterial Pathogens and Antibiotics in Gut and Environmental Microbiomes
A special issue of Pathogens (ISSN 2076-0817). This special issue belongs to the section "Bacterial Pathogens".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026 | Viewed by 12
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Interests: microbial genomics; metagenomics; evolution; one health; antibiotic resistance
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Dear Colleagues,
Bacteria and their genomes circulate among human, animal, and environmental microbiomes. Pathogenic bacteria also circulate between natural and anthropogenic environments. In the gut microbiome, commensal bacteria act as reservoirs for resistance genes, facilitating the horizontal transfer of genes to pathogenic strains via mobile genetic elements. Environmental microbiomes, such as those found in soil, water, and food production systems, further contribute to this dynamic by serving as access points for the evolution and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The use of antibiotics in human medicine, veterinary medicine, agriculture, and aquaculture creates selective pressures that intensify this process, leading to the emergence of critical public health pathogens. Advances in metagenomics, resistome characterization, and microbial ecology now offer insights into how resistance traits spread across microbial communities and ecological boundaries.
This Special Issue invites contributions exploring the molecular, ecological, and epidemiological dimensions of AMR in bacterial pathogens in gut and environmental microbiomes. Emphasis should be placed on surveillance, resistance transmission mechanisms, and mitigation strategies based on the One Health initiative.
We extend our gratitude to Célia P. F. Domingues and João S. Rebelo, PhD candidates at the University of Lisbon, for their important work on this special issue.
Dr. Teresa V. Nogueira
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- metagenomics
- bacterial pathogens
- antimicrobial resistance
- surveillance
- one health initiative
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