Molecular Research in Infective Mycobacteria
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2024 | Viewed by 1824
Special Issue Editor
Interests: bacterial biochemistry; enzymes; target identification; drug development; mycobacteria; infectious diseases; antimicrobial resistance; metabolites; computational approaches
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Dear Colleagues,
Research on mycobacteria is expanding thanks to the identification of emerging nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) pathogens like the opportunistic Mycobacterium abscessus complex, M. fortuitum, M. chelonae, or M. immunogenum. However, therapeutic approaches against NTM infections lack specificity, mainly relying on repurposed drugs originally developed for other pathogens such as M. tuberculosis or avium. In addition, mycobacteria are drawing particular attention for their peculiar features, such as their innate and acquired resistance to many drugs through a plethora of strategies.
This Special Issue aims to collect the most recent original papers and reviews on infectious mycobacteria, and will encompass well-known species like M. tuberculosis, avium and marium as well as the emerging NTM pathogens, with particular emphasis on molecular-level investigations.
Dr. Giovanni Stelitano
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- infections
- mycobacteria
- molecular biology
- antimicrobials
- bacteria biochemistry
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