Detection of Pathogenic Microorganism
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Microbial Biotechnology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 February 2024) | Viewed by 1318
Special Issue Editor
Interests: detection of microbial contamination; Burkholderia cepacia complex; food microbiology; evaluation of microbial contaminants; environmental microbiology; metagenomics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Pathogens are responsible for countless outbreaks of disease among humans, with significant impacts on public health and the economy, and with some possessing stark mortality rates. Pathogenic microorganism detection and identification is a fundamental component of the successful response to and control of epidemics and pandemics caused by bacteria and viruses. This essential component depends on the availability of robust diagnostic tools, which constitute the front-line defense in the fight against epidemics/pandemics in public health. Nevertheless, the scientific community must develop innovative diagnostics that provide sample-to-answer techniques (e.g., testing devices and technologies) as they enable first responders to readily analyse on-site data in the field, an area where molecular and biochemical diagnostics are badly needed. Scientific research is therefore crucial for a better understanding of pathogenicity, anti-microbial resistance virulence factors transfer, and drug escape mechanisms through sound studies of pathogens’ close neighbors at the biochemical and genetic levels.
The aim of this Special Issue is to publish a collection of articles relating to various strategies used to prevent, control and detect the occurrence of pathogenic microorganisms with the ultimate aims of suppressing their survival, multiplication, and entry into the human body. Manuscripts addressing the diagnostic and detection methodologies of pathogenic microorganisms are welcome in this Special Issue.
Dr. Youngbeom Ahn
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- emerging bacterial and viral infectious diseases
- pathogenic microorganism prevention and detection methods
- molecular and biochemical diagnostics
- testing and technology ways
- diagnostics validation
