Veterinary Microbiology
A section of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607).
Section Information
Diseases affecting livestock can result in major economic losses but are also sources of zoonotic infections in animal handlers and the general public from the consumption of animal food products. On the global scale, the pig, cattle, sheep, poultry, and aquaculture industries experience great losses as a result of microbial infections, and these infections, some of which are zoonotic, also have deleterious effects on wild animal species.
Companion animals exchange components of their microbial flora and their antimicrobial resistance genes with their owners. We live in a One Health age where, in a shrinking world, more and more contact is occurring between wild animals, livestock, and humans, resulting in the transfer of many pathogens, some of which can have global consequences. This relationship also means that many diseases affecting humans and animals must be tackled on a “One Health” basis.
The "Veterinary Microbiology Section" of Microorganisms accepts manuscripts, namely original research and review articles, covering basic and applied areas of veterinary microbiology, microbial infections, and antimicrobial resistance. Articles that are outside the scope of the listed topics may be referred to another section of Microorganisms upon submission.
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Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Avian Pathogens: Importance in Animal Health and Zoonotic Risks (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Dietary and Animal Gut Microbiota (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Infectious Diseases in Aquaculture (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Pathogens and Aquaculture: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Bacterial Infections and Antibiotic Resistance in Veterinary Medicine, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Microbial Infections in Ruminants (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Ticks, Pathogens, and Microbes: Unraveling Nature's Tiny Mysteries (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Epidemiology, Detection and Control of Avian Infectious Diseases (Deadline: 15 March 2026)
- Pathogen Infections in Aquatic Animals—Advanced Detection Technologies, Precision Identification, and Pathogenic Mechanisms (Deadline: 31 March 2026)
- Recent Insights of the Role of Microorganisms in Bovine Medicine (Deadline: 31 March 2026)
- Microorganisms for Sustainable Aquaculture (Deadline: 31 March 2026)
- Probiotics, Prebiotics and Pet Health (Deadline: 31 March 2026)
- Microbiota and Animal Diseases (Deadline: 31 March 2026)
- Detection and Immunity of Avian Viruses (Deadline: 31 March 2026)
- Research on Bacterial Pathogens in Fish (Deadline: 31 March 2026)
- Advances in Rumen Microbiome Science: Emerging Technologies for Sustainable Livestock Production (Deadline: 31 March 2026)
- Gut Microbiota and Antibiotic Resistance in Ruminants (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Leptospira and Leptospirosis: Pathogenesis and Biology Research (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- The Role of Probiotics in Animal Health (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Neurotropic and Latent Viruses in Animal Hosts: Ecology, Persistence, and Zoonotic Potential (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Infectious Diseases in Animals (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Virulence-Associated Genes, Pathogenesis and Immunoevasion Mechanisms of African Swine Fever Virus (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Pathobiology, Infection Biology and Control of Protozoan Parasites—the ONE HEALTH Approach (Deadline: 15 May 2026)
- Microbiome in Fish and Their Living Environment, Second Edition (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Emerging Diseases in Aquatic Animals (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Advancements and Perspectives in Molecular Detection and Analysis of Leptospira spp. in Animals (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- The Diagnosis, Treatment, Prevention, and Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases in Livestock: A One Health Approach (Deadline: 2 June 2026)
- Poultry Pathogens and Poultry Diseases, 3rd Edition (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Bats and Their Microbial Diversity (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- African Swine Fever Virus: Virulence-Associated Genes and the Pathogenesis and Immunoevasion Mechanisms (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- State-of-the-Art Veterinary Microbiology in Italy (2026) (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Infectious Disease in Companion Animals (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- The Pathogenesis, Epidemiology and Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases in Livestock Animals, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Viral Infection on Swine: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Control (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- The Host Response to Animal Virus Infection (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Diagnosis and Pathogenesis of Infectious Diseases in Livestock (Deadline: 15 July 2026)
- Pathogenomics for Sustainable Aquaculture: From Diagnostics to Disease Resistance (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Epidemiology of Zoonotic Pathogens, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Combatting Zoonotic Bacterial Infections (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Emerging Infectious Diseases of Aquatic Organisms-Special Issue Dedicated to Dr. Rocco Cipriano (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Advances in Veterinary Microbiology—2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Rumen Microorganisms (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Research on Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, Second Edition (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Bacterial Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance in Animal Populations (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Fish Nutrition and Microbiology (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
Topical Collection
Following topical collection within this section is currently open for submissions: