病原体是能引起人类或动植物疾病的各类生物性致病因子的总称，主要包括细菌、病毒、真菌和寄生虫等。科学家们研究病原体，了解其本质、传播机制和变异规律，才能更好地建立疫苗屏障、开发靶向药物、实现精准诊断，从根本上消灭传染病。

本期期刊推荐将为您介绍 Pathogens 期刊，聚焦人类/动物/植物健康的劲敌，共探微观世界的攻守之道。

• 期刊简介

Pathogens (ISSN 2076-0817) 创刊于2012年，是一个国际性、经同行评审的开放获取期刊。期刊一直秉承严格的同行评审流程，坚持为作者和读者提供优质、高效的出版服务。期刊出版病原菌、病原-宿主相互作用以及植物、动物和人的病原体感染和传染性疾病等各方面的学术文章。

2025 Impact Factor：3.8

2025 CiteScore：6.7

Time to First Decision：12.5 Days

Acceptance to Publication：2.8 Days

进入期刊主页：https://www.mdpi.com/journal/pathogens

1.期刊涵盖领域

病原体的鉴定与特征分析；病原体入侵与宿主防御；病原体传播；病原体遗传学与基因组学；先天免疫和适应性免疫反应；宿主与病原体相互作用的分子机制；疫苗与治疗开发；兽医感染

2.期刊主编

Prof. Dr. Moriya Tsuji

Texas A&M University, USA

3.投稿优势

更高文章曝光度

期刊已被Scopus、SCIE (Web of Science)、PubMed、MEDLINE、PMC、Embase、PubAg、CaPlus / SciFinder、AGRIS等数据库收录。

开放获取

读者可以免费阅读/下载期刊文章；文章版权由作者持有。

采取同行评审

所有投稿至期刊的稿件都会由专家进行严格且全面的同行评审。

合作机构可享文章处理费优惠

全球有1000余个学校/机构加入了MDPI机构开放获取项目 (IOAP)，在享有高质量投稿服务的同时享有文章处理费 (APC) 优惠。

• 期刊奖项

Young Investigator Award

了解奖项详情：https://www.mdpi.com/journal/pathogens/awards/4143

Travel Award

了解奖项详情：https://www.mdpi.com/journal/pathogens/awards/3918

• 精选文章

1. Tuberculosis Today: Microbial Insights, Epidemiological Trends, and the Role of Molecular Diagnostics

结核病：现状、流行病学趋势与分子诊断进展

Agata Maciejak-Jastrzębska et al.

https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/14/10/965

2. Novel Strategies for Preventing Fungal Infections—Outline

预防真菌感染的新策略

Damilola J. Agbadamashi and Claire L. Price

3. Relationships Between Candida auris and the Rest of the Candida World—Analysis of Dual-Species Biofilms and Infections

耳念珠菌：种间相互作用、生物膜形成与混合感染的致病性分析

Monika Janeczko and Tomasz Skrzypek

https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/14/1/40

4. Food Safety Concerns: Anisakis spp. in Ready-to-Eat Fish from the Greek Market

食品安全问题：市场鱼类中的寄生虫

Evangelia N. Papapostolou et al.

https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/14/10/981

5. E2 Tyrosine 102 Regulates MmuPV1 Pathogenesis In Vivo

乳头瘤病毒E2蛋白致病性的机制分析

Jessica Gonzalez et al.

https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/14/9/913

6. Physalin F Promotes AFG3L2-Mediated Degradation of VISA/MAVS to Suppress Innate Immune Response to RNA Virus

Physalin F靶向AFG3L2降解VISA/MAVS的抗病毒机制分析

Xiao-Nan Gao, Hong-Bing Shu and Mi Li

https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/15/1/74

7. Interspecies Transmission of Animal Rotaviruses to Humans: Reassortment-Driven Adaptation

动物轮状病毒：跨物种传播与重组驱动的人类适应

Toyoko Nakagomi and Osamu Nakagomi

https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/14/12/1230

8. Overview of Commercial Vaccines Against Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis: Current Landscape and Future Directions

犬内脏利什曼病商业疫苗：现状与未来展望

Josiane Aparecida Martiniano de Pádua et al.

https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/14/10/970

9. Plasmid Genomic Dynamics and One Health: Drivers of Antibiotic Resistance and Pathogenicity

质粒基因组动力学与同一健康：抗生素耐药性与致病性的驱动因素

Célia P. F. Domingues et al.

https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/14/10/1054

10. Role of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli and Other Pathogens in Kidney Stone Formation: From Pathogenesis to Treatment

尿路致病性大肠杆菌与肾结石形成：从发病机制到治疗

Beata Zalewska-Piątek, Michalina Nagórka and Rafał Piątek

https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/14/10/991

• 特刊推荐

1. Aquatic Pathogens and Host Immune Responses

Edited by Dr. Patricia Pereiro

Submission Deadline:30 September 2026

https://www.mdpi.com/journal/pathogens/special_issues/ZN243J3B42

2. Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases―Pathogens, Parasites, People and Practices

Edited by Prof. Dr. Vett Lloyd and Prof. Dr. Mario Levesque

Submission Deadline:30 November 2026

https://www.mdpi.com/journal/pathogens/special_issues/E045B01P3Z

3. Celebrating the 70th Anniversary of the Isolation of Human Cytomegalovirus: Where Are We Now and What Are the Future Challenges

Edited by Prof. Dr. Mark R. Wills and Dr. Sarah Jackson

Submission Deadline:31 December 2026

https://www.mdpi.com/journal/pathogens/special_issues/567D7L39NB

4. Diagnostics, Antimicrobial Resistance, and Emerging Bacterial Pathogens

Edited by Dr. Joseph M. Blondeau

Submission Deadline:31 December 2026

https://www.mdpi.com/journal/pathogens/special_issues/4LDS07104W

5. Advancements in Host-Parasite Interactions

Edited by Dr. Víctor Hugo Del Río-Araiza, Dr. Jorge Morales-Montor and Dr. José Martín García-Varela

Submission Deadline:15 April 2027

https://www.mdpi.com/journal/pathogens/special_issues/WT66GT72N2

• 作者指南

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阅读作者指南：https://www.mdpi.com/journal/pathogens/instructions

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