Overview of Foodborne Pathogens and Antimicrobial Resistance

Dear Colleagues,

The detection, identification and characterization of foodborne pathogens are critical for assessing pathogenicity and eliminating future illnesses. In this Special Issue, we highlight the involvement of pathogens, Campylobacter spp., Cronobacter ssp., Listeria spp., non-typhoidal Salmonella, Shiga-toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) and others, in illnesses. The objective of this Special Issue is to present articles that study the occurrence of these pathogens in foods in developing and developed economies, as well as the risks they pose to consumers. For this Special Issue, we welcome articles focused on the detection (conventional and molecular) of these foodborne pathogens, with an emphasis on the application of these methods and downstream characterization (antimicrobial resistance determinants, toxin, virulence determinants, cgMLST, etc.). The identification and characterization of these organisms are important for defining outbreaks and/or determining what may contribute to an organism’s pathogenicity and virulence. We are also interested in One Health studies, as well as those related to surveillance or outbreaks involving these organisms.

Dr. Rebecca Lynn Lindsey
Guest Editor

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• foodborne pathogens
• virulence
• antimicrobial resistance
• Campylobacter spp.
• Cronobacter spp.
• non-typhoidal Salmonella
• shiga-toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC)
• other Escherichia
• Listeria spp.
• public health
• food safety
• One Health
• surveillance