The rapid increase of antimicrobial-resistant pathogens has become the most urgent threat to global public health. Antimicrobials used in agriculture, mainly used in livestock and poultry for growth promotion or disease control, are widely accepted as a fundamental reason for the rapid worldwide increase of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Food-borne pathogens, such as E. coli and Salmonella, are important in disseminating AMR. Therefore, detecting food-borne pathogens in different nodes of the food supply chain, monitoring their antimicrobial-resistant phenotypes, and investigating the mechanisms of AMR developed in these pathogens is of great significance for food safety and human health.
Through this research topic, we want to gain knowledge of the epidemiological distribution and antimicrobial resistance of food-borne pathogens in different nodes of different food supply chains. In addition, we would also like to help address the mechanisms associated with the development and dissemination of antimicrobial resistance in these pathogens.
We welcome manuscripts associated with the detection, distribution, epidemiology, and antimicrobial resistance of food-borne pathogens (e.g., Salmonella, E. coli, Campylobacter, Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus, etc.) at farms, slaughterhouses, terminal markets, transportations, as well as the other nodes of the food supply chain. In addition, submissions addressing the mechanisms (e.g., through mobile genetic elements, bacteriophages, extracellular vesicles, etc.) of food-borne pathogens acquiring antimicrobial resistance are also concerns. We also welcome submissions describing the identification of food-borne pathogens and antimicrobial resistance genes in foods or the environment of food production using advanced technologies such as NGS, Metagenomics Sequencing, etc. Types of manuscripts include original research, review, commentary, viewpoint, etc.
The rapid increase of antimicrobial-resistant pathogens has become the most urgent threat to global public health. Antimicrobials used in agriculture, mainly used in livestock and poultry for growth promotion or disease control, are widely accepted as a fundamental reason for the rapid worldwide increase of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Food-borne pathogens, such as E. coli and Salmonella, are important in disseminating AMR. Therefore, detecting food-borne pathogens in different nodes of the food supply chain, monitoring their antimicrobial-resistant phenotypes, and investigating the mechanisms of AMR developed in these pathogens is of great significance for food safety and human health.
Through this research topic, we want to gain knowledge of the epidemiological distribution and antimicrobial resistance of food-borne pathogens in different nodes of different food supply chains. In addition, we would also like to help address the mechanisms associated with the development and dissemination of antimicrobial resistance in these pathogens.
We welcome manuscripts associated with the detection, distribution, epidemiology, and antimicrobial resistance of food-borne pathogens (e.g., Salmonella, E. coli, Campylobacter, Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus, etc.) at farms, slaughterhouses, terminal markets, transportations, as well as the other nodes of the food supply chain. In addition, submissions addressing the mechanisms (e.g., through mobile genetic elements, bacteriophages, extracellular vesicles, etc.) of food-borne pathogens acquiring antimicrobial resistance are also concerns. We also welcome submissions describing the identification of food-borne pathogens and antimicrobial resistance genes in foods or the environment of food production using advanced technologies such as NGS, Metagenomics Sequencing, etc. Types of manuscripts include original research, review, commentary, viewpoint, etc.