One Health Perspectives on Foodborne Pathogens: Evolution, Resistance, and Prevention

A special issue of Pathogens (ISSN 2076-0817). This special issue belongs to the section "Bacterial Pathogens".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2025 | Viewed by 278

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Department of Population Health and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, CVM Research Building RM 472, 1051 William Moore Dr., Raleigh, NC 27607, USA
Interests: genomic surveillance; foodborne pathogens; AMR; virulence; One Health

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Dear Colleagues,

The One Health approach addresses foodborne pathogens by integrating human, animal, and environmental health perspectives to enhance public health outcomes. This framework acknowledges that foodborne pathogens, such as Salmonella and Campylobacter, circulate across these interconnected domains, evolving through gene transfer and adapting to antimicrobial agents used in agriculture and medicine. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in these pathogens poses a significant threat, as resistant strains can spread between animals, humans, and environments, complicating treatment efforts and exacerbating health risks. By adopting a One Health perspective, researchers and policymakers aim to monitor and mitigate AMR and pathogen transmission through coordinated surveillance, safer agricultural practices, and targeted interventions. This comprehensive view highlights the need for cross-sector collaboration to address food safety, develop effective prevention strategies, and ensure sustainable approaches to antimicrobial use.

Dr. Daniel F. M. Monte
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Keywords

  • genomic surveillance
  • foodborne pathogens
  • AMR
  • virulence
  • One Health

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Temperature Influences Antimicrobial Resistance and Virulence of Vibrio parahaemolyticus Clinical Isolates from Quebec, Canada
by Feriel C. Mahieddine, Annabelle Mathieu-Denoncourt and Marylise Duperthuy
Pathogens 2025, 14(6), 521; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens14060521 - 23 May 2025
Abstract
Climate change and ocean warming have a huge impact on microbial communities, leading to an increased prevalence of Vibrio parahaemolyticus infections in northern America. V. parahaemolyticus is an inhabitant of aquatic environments and is associated with fishes and shellfishes, particularly with oysters. It [...] Read more.
Climate change and ocean warming have a huge impact on microbial communities, leading to an increased prevalence of Vibrio parahaemolyticus infections in northern America. V. parahaemolyticus is an inhabitant of aquatic environments and is associated with fishes and shellfishes, particularly with oysters. It causes gastrointestinal infection through consumption of contaminated seafood, as well as wound infections or septicemia. Temperature is known to affect virulence and persistence factors in V. parahaemolyticus. In this study, twenty clinical strains isolated form sick patients in Quebec, Canada, were characterized for persistence and virulence factor production at different temperatures to assess the impact of a switch from sea water to the human body on them. Their capacity to produce biofilm, hemolysins, and membrane vesicles as well as their motility and antibiotic resistance at 20 °C and 37 °C were assessed. Our results revealed that while temperature had little effect on vesicle production, it significantly influenced their growth, antimicrobial resistance, biofilm formation, and motility. Additionally, all V. parahaemolyticus strains produced hemolysins at 37 °C but not under environmental conditions. Full article
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