About this Research Topic
The imbalance of the human-animal-environment interface may favor the occurrence of foodborne and zoonotic diseases and antimicrobial resistance spread. The conventional triad of foodborne diseases is based on three main actors: a bacterial pathogen capable of surviving and multiplying in food sources, contaminated food, and a susceptible human host. The main transmission mode of foodborne diseases is the fecal-oral route; however, alternative routes (e.g. direct contact with infected animals or the environment, human-to-human) have also been described. Infection by foodborne pathogens commonly causes self-limited gastroenteritis, but severe extra-intestinal systemic infections that lead to post-infection impairments and even death can also occur. According to the World Health Organization, 1 in 10 people (around 600 million) develop foodborne illnesses each year across the world with 420,000 deaths. The emergence of foodborne diseases worldwide has been driven by many factors, including the large-scale food production system, climate change, human behaviors, and our globalized world.
Bacterial pathogens are the most common agents of foodborne diseases, being responsible for huge economic losses in livestock and impacting the global public health. In this research topic we highlight the most recent breakthroughs in the field of bacterial foodborne diseases to aid the understanding of the epidemiology, pathogenesis, and modes of transmission to improve the diagnosis, therapeutics, and preventive and control measures of bacterial pathogens involved in foodborne diseases and zoonotic spillover events.
In this Research Topic, we would like to highlight the most recent studies addressing aspects of molecular epidemiology, antimicrobial resistance, virulence, modes of transmission (food-to-humans, animal-to-humans, environment-to-humans), and zoonotic impact of classic (e.g. Salmonella, Campylobacter, and enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli) and sporadic (e.g. Group B Streptococcus) bacterial pathogens involved in foodborne diseases and zoonotic spillover events. We welcome Original Research articles, Mini-Reviews, and Reviews under, but not limited to, the following themes:
• Studies on bacterial evolution, infection, and colonization using OMICs approaches
• Characterization of CRISPR-Cas systems for typing purposes
• Antimicrobial resistance and virulence genetic markers and mechanisms important to the pathogenesis
• Studies addressing the molecular epidemiology and routes of bacterial transmission to humans (food-to-humans, animal-to-humans, and environment-to-humans)
Bacterial pathogens are the most common agents of foodborne diseases, being responsible for huge economic losses in livestock and impacting the global public health. In this research topic we highlight the most recent breakthroughs in the field of bacterial foodborne diseases to aid the understanding of the epidemiology, pathogenesis, and modes of transmission to improve the diagnosis, therapeutics, and preventive and control measures of bacterial pathogens involved in foodborne diseases and zoonotic spillover events.
In this Research Topic, we would like to highlight the most recent studies addressing aspects of molecular epidemiology, antimicrobial resistance, virulence, modes of transmission (food-to-humans, animal-to-humans, environment-to-humans), and zoonotic impact of classic (e.g. Salmonella, Campylobacter, and enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli) and sporadic (e.g. Group B Streptococcus) bacterial pathogens involved in foodborne diseases and zoonotic spillover events. We welcome Original Research articles, Mini-Reviews, and Reviews under, but not limited to, the following themes:
• Studies on bacterial evolution, infection, and colonization using OMICs approaches
• Characterization of CRISPR-Cas systems for typing purposes
• Antimicrobial resistance and virulence genetic markers and mechanisms important to the pathogenesis
• Studies addressing the molecular epidemiology and routes of bacterial transmission to humans (food-to-humans, animal-to-humans, and environment-to-humans)
Keywords: Food-transmitted bacteria, one Health, antimicrobial resistance, epidemiology, virulence
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