Novel Antimicrobial Agents
A section of Antibiotics (ISSN 2079-6382).
Section Information
Welcome to the Novel Antimicrobial Agents section. This section intends to cover and publish all aspects related to new antimicrobials. This section includes, but is not limited to, new antimicrobials, its modifications, new sources of antimicrobials, antimicrobial detection methods and alternative uses of antimicrobials, such as preservatives.
New uses or applications of common antimicrobials are welcome, as well as biological fight as the use of fagos or probiotic bacteria to control pathogenic bacterial populations everywhere, or even the use of new genomic tools to fight against pathogenic bacteria, including new mechanisms of antimicrobial action or mechanisms with effect against virulence factors of bacteria, as is the biofilm formation control.
Moreover, it welcomes reports on synergistic treatments which can increase the power of classical antimicrobials or enlarge the range of microorganisms covered. Likewise, the bacterial resistance development and resistance determinants to new compounds or the bacteria behavior regarding antimicrobial strategies are also in the scope of the section as well as the fight against multidrug resistant bacteria.
Finally, in the COVID-19 era, great attention is now being dedicated to the fight against viruses, particularly COVID-19, with new compounds or strategies to fight against the survival of these agents, or as therapeutic alternatives. This wide scope can attract a lot of new and exciting ideas for a better control of microorganisms in a densely populated world.
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- The Discovery of Novel Antimicrobial Agents to Combat Infections (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Antimicrobial Bioactives from Invertebrates (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- New Insights Toward the Development of Novel Inhibitors of S. aureus and P. aeruginosa Factors (Deadline: 15 June 2026)
- Antimicrobials Agents: Latest Advances and Prospects (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Discovery and Development of Novel Antibacterial Agents—2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Natural Compounds as Antimicrobial Agents, 3rd Edition (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Marine-Derived Antibiotics (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth and Antimicrobials (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Discovery and Design of New Antimicrobial Agents, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 10 July 2026)
- Advancing the Discovery and Development of New Antibiotics through Drug Repurposing (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Honey: Antimicrobial and Anti-Infective Function, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Multitalented Synthetic Antimicrobial Compounds: From Design to Effect (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- New Candidates for the Discovery of Antimicrobial Drugs (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Evaluation of Emerging Antimicrobials, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Antimicrobial Agents for Drug-Resistant Infections: From Identification to Preclinical and Clinical Trials (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Nature-Inspired Scaffolds as Antimicrobial Hits in the AMR Era: Microbial Pathways, Biofilms and Resistance (Deadline: 10 September 2026)
- Innovative Drug Development for Combating Antibiotic Resistance (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Limits and Risks of Quorum Quenching in Medicine (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Novel Antimicrobials for ESKAPE Pathogens: From Research to Treatment (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Current Advances and Innovations in Anti-Infective Agents Discovery (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Metal-Based Antibiotics and Therapeutics (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Antibiotic Synthesis, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Fibrous and Composite Materials as Antimicrobial Drug Delivery Systems (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Antimicrobial Activities of Bioactive Components from Honeybee Products (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Feature Reviews in "Novel Antimicrobial Agents" 2026 (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Antibiotic Adjuvants for Overcoming and Preventing Antimicrobial Resistance (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Commemorative Issue of Linezolid: 30 Years Combating Multidrug Resistance—What Do We Know About the Past, and What Does the Future Hold? (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Metal-Based Complexes as Novel Antimicrobial Strategies (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- A Themed Issue in Honor of Prof. Dr. Rob Capon—Outstanding Contributions in the Field of Anti-Infectives (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- Strategies for the Design of Hybrid-Based Antimicrobial Compounds (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- Exploring Synthetic Organic Chemistry to Combat Pathogenic Infections (Deadline: 30 April 2027)
Topical Collection
Following topical collection within this section is currently open for submissions:
