Veterinary Microbiology
A section of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607).
Section Information
Diseases affecting livestock can result in major economic losses but are also sources of zoonotic infections in animal handlers and the general public from the consumption of animal food products. On the global scale, the pig, cattle, sheep, poultry, and aquaculture industries experience great losses as a result of microbial infections, and these infections, some of which are zoonotic, also have deleterious effects on wild animal species.
Companion animals exchange components of their microbial flora and their antimicrobial resistance genes with their owners. We live in a One Health age where, in a shrinking world, more and more contact is occurring between wild animals, livestock, and humans, resulting in the transfer of many pathogens, some of which can have global consequences. This relationship also means that many diseases affecting humans and animals must be tackled on a “One Health” basis.
The "Veterinary Microbiology Section" of Microorganisms accepts manuscripts, namely original research and review articles, covering basic and applied areas of veterinary microbiology, microbial infections, and antimicrobial resistance. Articles that are outside the scope of the listed topics may be referred to another section of Microorganisms upon submission.
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Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Gut Microbiome Dynamics: Implications for Methane Emissions and Animal Productivity (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Beneficial Microorganisms in Aquaculture (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Poultry Pathogens and Poultry Diseases (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Domestic Animals and Wildlife Zoonotic Microorganisms (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in Animals (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Research on Infections and Veterinary Medicine (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Genomic Research and Applications of Insect Gut Microbes (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Immunotoxic Factors Promoting Infectious Diseases in Cultured Marine Animals (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Detection, Diagnosis, and Host Interactions of Animal Mycoplasmas (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Epidemiology and Control Strategies for Brucellosis (Deadline: 15 May 2024)
- The Pathogenesis, Epidemiology and Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases in Livestock Animals (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Bacterial Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance in Animals (Deadline: 15 June 2024)
- Antimicrobial Resistance Bacteria in Pets, Livestock and Wild Animals (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Microorganisms and Diseases Associated with Aquatic Animals 2.0 (Deadline: 15 July 2024)
- Combating Antibiotic Resistance in Veterinary Microbiology (Deadline: 30 July 2024)
- Pathogens and Aquaculture (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- State of the Art of Wildlife Infection in Europe (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Pathogen Infection in Wildlife 2.0 (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Holobionts in Aquaculture (Deadline: 15 August 2024)
- Antimicrobial Resistance in Wildlife (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
Topical Collection
Following topical collection within this section is currently open for submissions: