Research Advances in Campylobacter in Veterinary Medicine
A special issue of Veterinary Sciences (ISSN 2306-7381). This special issue belongs to the section "Veterinary Biomedical Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 December 2022) | Viewed by 464
Special Issue Editor
Interests: antimicrobial resistance; bacterial epidemiology; bacterial pathogenesis; population genomics and evolution; functional genomics; vaccine development; cell and animal models; microbiome
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Campylobacter are widely associated with different animals. Most of them live in the gastrointestinal tract and are commensal to animals, but some species/strains are pathogenic. Among them, Campylobacter spp. (primarily C. fetus and C. jejuni) are major causes of reproductive failures in ruminants, and C. hepaticus has recently emerged as a significant cause of pathology (spotty liver lesions) in poultry, particularly in layer hens. In spite of their common colonization as commensals in animals, Campylobacter are pathogenic to humans via zoonotic transmission. C. jejuni and C. coli extensively colonize the intestine of poultry (especially broiler chickens) but are the most common cause of bacterial gastroenteritis in humans. Sporadic infections associated with a variety of other different Campylobacter species also occur occasionally in a wide range of animals and humans. Therefore, Campylobacter are important for both animal and public health, especially with the emergence of antimicrobial resistance in Campylobacter in veterinary medicine.
This Special Issue intends to showcase the current knowledge and latest advances in Campylobacter research. Therefore, we invite the submission of original research articles, case studies, short reports, or reviews that provide novel insights into important aspects of Campylobacter in animals, such as molecular epidemiology, ecology, antimicrobial resistance, pathogenesis, genomics, evolution, host adaptation, control measures, etc.
We welcome and look forward to your contribution.
Dr. Zuowei Wu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Campylobacter
- antimicrobial resistance
- epidemiology
- pathogenesis
- genomics and evolution
- functional genomics
- control
