**About the Editor**

### **Piera Anna Martino**

Piera Anna Martino is Associate Professor at One Health Unit, Dept. of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, Universita degli Studi di MIlano. `

From 1991 Doctor in Biological Sciences, Universita degli Studi di Milano, Italy. `

From 1992 Licence to practice (Biological Sciences).

From 1999 PhD in "Zootechnical Sciences", Universita degli Studi di Milano, Italy. `

From 2002 Specialist in "Laboratory Animals Sciences", Universita degli Studi di Milano, Italy. `

Research interests: Bacteriology and mycology, in all aspects (theoretical, pratical-applicatory and comparative), in pets, domestic and exotic animals; Research and teaching interests lie in the fields of clinical and diagnostic microbiology, particularly new diagnostic technologies, emerging veterinary pathogens, and antimicrobial resistance; Antimicrobial resistence evaluation and discovery of antimicrobial activities of novel molecules; Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE) in their pathogenetic, diagnostic, prophylactic and therapeutic aspects.
