Pathogens in Aquatic Environments

Dear Colleagues,

Global water resource contamination by waterborne pathogens and the related diseases they cause are major health concerns throughout the world. Real-time monitoring of potential waterborne pathogens provides up-to-date information based on culture-dependent and culture-independent molecular methods for further detection, enumeration, and study. Furthermore, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has not only been thought of as a devastating problem primarily in the human clinical domain but has also been a recognized issue in domesticated animals and aquaculture. Therefore, understanding multidrug-resistant or antibiotic-resistant pathogens and their harbored antibiotic-resistant genes in aquatic environments is a critical need. Thorough investigations on their dissemination, sources, and interactions are warranted, which are significant in underpinning the strategy to curb their presence and spread. Recently, the effects of climate change and rising temperatures have shown a dynamic shift in the aquatic niches’ selection and pathogen growth as biofilms and other forms. This Special Issue aims to provide the most current observations in the field of aquatic environment pathogens with respect to waterborne epidemiology, detection methods, interactions, environmental occurrence and persistence, and prevention or sanitization methods for unique aquatic environments. Potential topics include but are not limited to:

• Pathogens in water and sanitation systems;
• Novel methods for enumerating pathogens;
• A new and critical dimension to view aquatic antibiotic resistance pathogens;
• Relevant technologies for sanitation management.

Dr. Bing-Mu Hsu
Guest Editor
Dr. Jung-Sheng Chen
Dr. Jagat Rathod
Assistant Guest Editors

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