AUTHOR=Navarro-Garcia Fernando , Brocchi Marcelo , Cataldi Angel A. TITLE=Editorial: Global excellence in bacteriology: Central and South America JOURNAL=Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology VOLUME=15 YEAR=2025 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/cellular-and-infection-microbiology/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2025.1563952 DOI=10.3389/fcimb.2025.1563952 ISSN=2235-2988