Antimicrobial Resistance in Environmental Reservoirs of Pathogenic and Multi-Drug Resistant Bacteria

Dear Colleagues,

Water bodies, an important component of the environment, aggregate antibiotic resistant bacteria, including ESKAPE pathogens, i.e., Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Enterobacter spp., as well as antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), antibiotics, pharmacologically active compounds and other chemical pollutants (such as heavy metals, other classes of drugs, and their metabolites, preservatives, dyes). Although strict, environmentally focused, policies and their enforcement are expected to reduce the biological pollution burden; these interventions are applied inconsistently across the world. As waterways communicate, the environmental impact may have far-reaching consequences.

This Special Issue, “Environmental Reservoirs of Pathogenic and Multi-Drug Resistant Bacteria”, seeks worldwide manuscript submissions to advance knowledge on the impact of human (clinical and non-clinical), animal (veterinary, food production, etc.), and industrial activity on the environmental reservoir of resistance and pathogenicity. A particular focus will be paid to the efficiency of different wastewater treatment, decontamination, and inactivation processes, in the removal of different contaminants.

We are inviting reviews and original articles, using different culture-based and culture-independent, multi-omics methodological approaches that could integrate in a multidisciplinary, multisectorial, one-health approach of antimicrobial resistance.

Prof. Dr. Gabriela Loredana Popa
Dr. Andrei Alexandru Muntean
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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• environmental antimicrobial resistance
• pathogenic bacteria
• wastewaters
• wastewater treatment
• pharmacologically active compounds
• One Health