Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Bacterial Diseases

Bacterial Diseases are illnesses caused by pathogenic bacteria, single-celled prokaryotic microorganisms that invade host tissues, proliferate, and cause harm directly or through the toxins and inflammatory responses they provoke. They range from localised infections to systemic, life-threatening conditions, and are…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 5 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 44× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2997-1977 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Bacterial Diseases are illnesses caused by pathogenic bacteria, single-celled prokaryotic microorganisms that invade host tissues, proliferate, and cause harm directly or through the toxins and inflammatory responses they provoke. They range from localised infections to systemic, life-threatening conditions, and are transmitted by routes including respiratory droplets, contaminated food and water, direct contact, vectors, and exposure to infected surfaces or animals. Pathogenicity depends on virulence factors such as adhesins, capsules, secreted toxins, and mechanisms for evading host immunity, while disease expression also reflects host susceptibility. Familiar examples include tuberculosis, cholera, strep throat, and foodborne infections caused by organisms such as Escherichia coli. A defining contemporary challenge is antimicrobial resistance, in which bacteria evolve to withstand the drugs used to treat them, narrowing therapeutic options and driving the search for new agents and stewardship strategies. Research relevant to this topic spans antibacterial activity of novel chemical and plant-derived compounds, the emergence and global spread of antibiotic resistance including its intersection with Diseases such as malaria, the role of nutrition and the microbiota in host defence, and zoonotic mycobacterial infection and its diagnosis. Diagnosis relies on culture, microscopy, and molecular methods, while management combines targeted antibiotic therapy with prevention through hygiene, vaccination, food and water safety, and infection control.

Research published in this journal

5 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 5 articles above have been cited 44 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Diseases (ISSN 2997-1977).

Journal editorial board
Madalena Barroso · Germany VASSILIKI PITIRIGA · Greece Andrzej Prystupa · Poland

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