AUTHOR=Mylonakis Eleftherios 

TITLE=Frontiers in bacteriology: Challenges and opportunities

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Bacteriology

VOLUME=1

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/bacteriology/articles/10.3389/fbrio.2022.1005421

DOI=10.3389/fbrio.2022.1005421

ISSN=2813-6144

ABSTRACT=<p>It is a <italic>Frontiers</italic> tradition to herald the start of a new journal with an editorial that highlights the challenges and opportunities of the relevant field. For <italic>Frontiers in Bacteriology</italic>, the start of the journal coincides with a pivotal era for the field, with the slow-moving epidemic of antimicrobial resistance threatening medical progress.</p>