Antimicrobial Peptides in Animals and Their Application in Veterinary Medicine
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Veterinary Clinical Studies".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 1620
Special Issue Editors
Interests: antibacterial activity; antibiotic resistance; microbiology; antibacterial properties of natural substances; leptospirosis; salmonellosis; paratuberculosis
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Interests: veterinary bacteriology; bacterial infections in domestic animals; Staphylococcus pseudintermedius infections; antimicrobial resistance; antimicrobial resistance genes
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Dear Colleagues,
From the earliest times, man has always had recourse to natural remedies from the plant and animal kingdoms, for both therapeutic and preventive purposes. Among the natural molecules that have most recently come to the fore in light of some of their important properties, including antibacterial ones, there are natural peptides. They belong to a large and extremely varied group of active molecules of the innate immune response, which represent the first line of defense against pathogens in many organisms, such as bacteria, fungi, insects, amphibians, and fish, up to the more evolved mammals, including primates and man himself. Their compositions and physicochemical characteristics allow them to interact selectively with the bacterial membrane, causing the death of microorganisms. In particular, in view of the growing phenomenon of antibiotic resistance, it seems desirable to envisage the increasingly widespread use of these compounds in both medical and veterinary antimicrobial therapy and prophylaxis, as well as in safeguarding the hygienic integrity of many foodstuffs.
The aim of this Special Issue of Animals is to provide a collection of papers exploring the current and potential application of antimicrobial peptides as alternative therapeutic strategies with which to contrast the antibiotic resistance issue. Therefore, research articles and review articles on this interesting and promising topic are welcome.
Dr. Filippo Fratini
Dr. Francesca Paola Nocera
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- bacteria
- antibiotic resistance
- antimicrobial peptides
- mechanisms of action
- clinical potential
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