SPECIAL THEMATIC ISSUE ON ENVIRONMENTAL DIMENSION OF ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE Editors: Kornelia Smalla, Jim Tiedje, Ed Topp and Pascal Simonet FEMS Microbiology Ecology invites submissions for a special thematic issue on the environmental dimension of antibiotic resistance to coincide with the Third International Symposium on Environmental Dimension of Antibiotic Resistance Conference which will be held May 17-21, 2015 in Wernigerode, Germany. The issue will focus on effects of anthropogenic use of antibiotics on the microbiomes in various ecosystems and the implications for human health. Topics of interest include: evolution of antibiotic resistance, fate and effects of antibiotics in the ecosystem, dissemination of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes, links between the hospital and the environment, and mitigation strategies. All submitted papers should be complete and adequately supported by original experimental work leading to significant advances; they should not be preliminary versions of communications to be published elsewhere. Prospective authors for MiniReviews/Perspective/Opinion articles should contact the Editors in advance. All manuscripts will undergo regular review by members of the Editorial Board and other appropriate experts. For Instructions on submitting a manuscript please see the FEMS Microbiology Ecology journal page: www.femsec.oxfordjournals.org Editor contact: Kornelia Smalla | kornelia.smalla@jki.bund.de SUBMISSION TARGET DATE: JULY 31, 2015 READ THE VIRTUAL ISSUE ON Environmental Dimension of Antibiotic Resistance ONLINE NOW