The Mechanism of Cross-Resistance between Heavy Metals and Antibiotics
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2021) | Viewed by 3325
Special Issue Editors
Interests: metal homeostasis; metal resistance; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; antimicrobial resistance; new antimicrobial molecules
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The problem of antibiotic resistance is one of the leading global health concerns to date. The increasing incidence of resistant strains results in antibiotics that become ineffective. This, along with the lack of new antimicrobial molecules, determines that many once-treatable infections are becoming fatal. The overuse and misuse of antibiotics are well-known to select antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria, but other factors, often overlooked, also act as major co-selective pressure for antibiotic resistance. This is particularly the case of heavy metals.
The purpose of this Special Issue “The Mechanism of Cross-Resistance between Heavy Metals and Antibiotics” is to highlight the latest research on the subject and to create a network of partners in this field. The current research aim is no longer to simply observe the phenomenon of cross-resistance, but rather to understand the underlying mechanisms of this co-selection. These mechanisms might have emerged from the thriving of bacteria in environmental reservoirs (soil or water) contaminated with metals, or could also result from their adaptation to the immune responses involving metals during a human or animal infection. The scope of the research is thus fully integrated with the One Health concept.
We hereby invite you to submit your research papers or reviews related to this emerging key field of research, and to disseminate the information about this call to your colleagues.
Dr. Karl Perron
Dr. Martina Valentini
Guest Editors
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