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Pathogens

Pathogens are microorganisms capable of causing disease in a host, comprising bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa, and helminths, together with the unconventional proteinaceous prions. They produce illness through mechanisms that include tissue invasion, toxin production, intracellular replication, and subversion or …

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 18× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2689-5773 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Pathogens are microorganisms capable of causing disease in a host, comprising bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa, and helminths, together with the unconventional proteinaceous prions. They produce illness through mechanisms that include tissue invasion, toxin production, intracellular replication, and subversion or overstimulation of host immunity, with pathogenicity shaped by virulence factors, transmission route, and host susceptibility. Pathogens are central to Clinical and Diagnostic Pathology because their accurate identification, by culture, microscopy, antigen detection, molecular assays, and antimicrobial-susceptibility testing, underpins treatment and infection control, a task complicated by their capacity to mutate and acquire resistance. Research relevant to this area spans isolation and characterization of pathogenic bacteria from animal and environmental sources, antifungal susceptibility of Candida species, antimicrobial stewardship and prescriber practice, plant-derived antimicrobials against infectious pathogens, soil-borne fungal pathogens in agriculture, viral pandemics including COVID-19, and the role of malaria in driving antibiotic resistance, alongside applications of chromatographic methods in food safety. The journal publishes peer-reviewed work on the detection, characterization, and control of disease-causing organisms across human, veterinary, agricultural, and environmental contexts, linking laboratory identification and susceptibility data to the prevention and management of communicable disease and the broader challenge of emerging antimicrobial resistance.

Research published in this journal

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

2020

The Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19): A Narrative Review

Rezapour BarataliCorresponding author
Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health, Assistant Professor, PhD in Health education and promotion, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
Exact topic International Journal of Coronaviruses Cited by 2 doi:10.14302/issn.2692-1537.ijcv-20-3373

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 18 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Pathogens, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Clinical and Diagnostic Pathology (ISSN 2689-5773).

Journal editorial board
Pietro Scicchitano · Italy Wael M. EL-Deeb · Saudi Arabia Bulent Uysal · United States

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