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Discovery and Design of New Antimicrobial Agents
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submission deadline 5 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6943 | Submission Open
Keywords: antimicrobial agents; fight resistance; new design; structure– activity relationships (SAR)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Novel Antimicrobial Agents)
Natural Alternatives and Their Synthetic Derivatives to Antibiotics
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submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10655 | Submission Open
Keywords: antibacterial agents; quorum sensing inhibitors; food contamination and preservation; innovative (micro)extraction procedures; synthetic derivatives inspired by natural scaffolds; uses of components from medicinal plants and fungi; biofilm and antimicrobial resistance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Derived Antibiotics)
Antimicrobial Activity of Different Plant Extracts, Plant-Derived Compounds and Synthetic Derivatives of Natural Compounds on Pathogenic Microorganisms, 3rd Edition submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open
Keywords: antimicrobial activity; plant extracts; plant-derived compounds; synthetic derivatives; flavonoids; multidrug resistance; pathogenic strains
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Derived Antibiotics)
Prevalence and Antibiotic Resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 714 | Submission Open
Keywords: Mycobacterium tuberculosis; prevalence; antimicrobial resistance; multidrug-resistance; tuberculosis; molecular epidemiology
Origins and Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance in the Environment submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 268 | Submission Open
Keywords: surface water; soil; wastewater; antibiotic resistance genes; antibiotic resistant bacteria; One Health; WHO pathogens; anthropogenic pressure
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanism and Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance)
Progress and Challenges in the Antibiotic Treatment of Infections
edited by Marina Bubonja-Sonje
submission deadline 24 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1918 | Submission Open
Keywords: antimicrobial therapy; antimicrobial stewardship; antimicrobial resistance; rapid microbiological diagnostics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotic Therapy in Infectious Diseases)
Antibiotic Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship for Children in the Emergency Department submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 33290 | Submission Open
Keywords: pediatric ED; ambulatory; antimicrobial stewardship; antibiotic use; antimicrobial resistance; point-of-care testing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship)
Antimicrobials Use: Clinical Safety to Environmental RiskLearning from One Health Approach submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 31282 | Submission Open
Keywords: antimicrobials; antifungals; antiviral; environment; antimicrobial resistance; pharmacokinetics; risk-assessment; prioritisation; One-Health
Antimicrobial Activity of Secondary Metabolites Produced in Nature submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 29086 | Submission Open
Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; multidrug-resistant pathogens; secondary metabolites; natural products; terpenes; phenolic compounds; polyketides; antimicrobial peptides; bacteriocins; bacterial/fungal toxins
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Derived Antibiotics)
Membranes to Fight Drug-Resistant Microbes
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submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 18325 | Submission Open
Keywords: antimicrobial peptides; membrane-active compounds; mode of action; lipidoids; vaccines
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antimicrobial Peptides)
From Detection to Treatment: Navigating Urinary Tract Infections with Antibiotics
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submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 14708 | Submission Open
Genomic Characterization of Antimicrobial Resistance and Evolution Mechanism of Bacteria submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 13009 | Submission Open
Keywords: antimicrobial resistance mechanism; mobile genetic element; horizontal gene transfer; resistome; evolution; molecular phylogenetics; genomics; bioinformatics analysis; next-generation sequencing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanism and Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance)
Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs): Prevention, Control and Surveillance
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submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10169 | Submission Open
Keywords: healthcare-associated infections (HAIs); infection prevention and control; antimicrobial resistance; HAIs management and control; carbapenem resistant (CR) Enterobacterales; carbapenem resistant (CR) Acinetobacter baumannii
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotic Therapy in Infectious Diseases)
Bacterial Resistome and Antimicrobial Resistance in Animal Infectious Diseases submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 7497 | Submission Open
Keywords: bacterial resistome; antimicrobial resistance; animal Infectious diseases; veterinary medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics in Animal Health)
Antibiotics: Fighting Disease and Promoting Health by Embracing the Two Sides of the Same Coin submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6876 | Submission Open
Keywords: antibiotics; probiotics; antibacterial activity; functional food; natural compounds; natural antimicrobials; microbiome; antimicrobial resistance; resistome
(This special issue belongs to the Section The Global Need for Effective Antibiotics)
Antimicrobial Applications of Green Nanotechnology in Biomedicine and the Environment
edited by , Maria Teresa A. Alvarez Aliaga, Natalia Lorena Guiñazú and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5380 | Submission Open
Keywords: green nanoparticles; eco-friendly synthesis; antimicrobial activity; anti-biofilm strategies; antimicrobial resistance; synergistic effects; drug delivery systems; nanotoxicity; sustainable nanotechnology; environmental applications; one health approach
(This special issue belongs to the Section Novel Antimicrobial Agents)
Antimicrobial Activity of Extracts from Plants, 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5097 | Submission Open
Keywords: antimicrobial activity; metabolomic fingerprint; bioinformatics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Novel Antimicrobial Agents)
Antibiotic Resistance in Hospital-Acquired Infections
edited by Andreea-Loredana Golli, and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3358 | Submission Open
Keywords: healthcare-associated infections; multi-drug resistance; epidemiology; antimicrobial therapy; patient outcomes; infection prevention and control strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotic Therapy in Infectious Diseases)
Antibiotic Stewardship Implementation Strategies
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submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2713 | Submission Open
Keywords: antibiotic stewardship; implementation; hospital settings
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship)
Antibiotics and the Evolution of Resistance: Insights into Horizontal Gene Transfer submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2442 | Submission Open
Keywords: antibiotic resistance spread and evolution; pathogens; one health; plasmids; integrative conjugative elements; bacteriophages; conjugative transfer; transduction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanism and Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance)
Discovery and Development of Novel Antibacterial Agents—2nd Edition
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submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1679 | Submission Open
Keywords: antibiotic discovery; antibacterial target; mode of action; natural product
(This special issue belongs to the Section Novel Antimicrobial Agents)
Advances in Infective Endocarditis Research: From Bench to Bedside
edited by Joya-Rita Hindy
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1483 | Submission Open
Keywords: infective endocarditis; prosthetic valve endocarditis; cardiac implantable electronic devices; recurrent infective endocarditis; valvular heart disease; cardiac surgery; molecular diagnostics; innovative drug delivery; antimicrobial resistance; suppressive therapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotic Therapy in Infectious Diseases)
Antibiotic Treatment and Antibiotic Resistance of Enterococcus Infections, 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1430 | Submission Open
Keywords: antibiotics; antimicrobial resistance; enterococcus faecium; enterococcus faecalis; drug resistance; epidemiologic studies; endocarditis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotic Therapy in Infectious Diseases)
Challenges and Strategies for the Antibiotic Resistance Crisis submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1273 | Submission Open
Keywords: antibiotics stewardship; antimicrobial use; antibiotics resistance; novel antimicrobial agents; multidisciplinary antimicrobial strategies; antibiotic clinical studies; artificial intelligence strategies
Antibiotic Use and Antibiotic Resistance in Dermatology submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 710 | Submission Open
Keywords: antibiotics; resistance; dermatology; antimicrobial resistance; bacteria
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship)
Advancing and Standardising Antimicrobial Susceptibility and Resistance Detection Methodology
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submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 687 | Submission Open
Keywords: antimicrobial susceptibility testing; resistance screening; rapid diagnostics; clinical; veterinary; environmental; validation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanism and Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance)
Antimicrobial Stewardship—from Projects to Standard of Care
edited by Gesche Först and Franky Buyle
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 527 | Submission Open
Keywords: antimicrobial stewardship; antimicrobial use; antibiotics; implementation; efficacy; quality; antimicrobial prescribing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship)
Multidurg Resistant Enterobacterales: Mechanisms, Epidemiology and Diagnostics
edited by José Manuel Ortiz De La Rosa and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 506 | Submission Open
Keywords: multidrug-resistant Enterobacterales; dissemination; detection; β -lactamases; genomics
Ionic Liquids as Novel Antimicrobial Agents
edited by and Tomasz Cłapa
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 400 | Submission Open
Keywords: ionic liquids; antimicrobials; biocides; bacteria; fungi; viruses; structure– activity relationship
(This special issue belongs to the Section Novel Antimicrobial Agents)
Antibiotics for Primary Care Practice
edited by Reza Nassiri
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 336 | Submission Open
Keywords: primary care practice; nursing home practice; remote practice; antibiotic prescription habits; antibiotic resistance in clinical practice; public health consequences of antibiotic resistance; antibiotics stewardship practices; elements of safe practice
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship)
Novel (Bio)electroanalytical Methods and Related Outcomes of Antibiotics Determination submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 331 | Submission Open
Keywords: antibiotics; electrochemical (bio)sensors; electroanalysis; redox behavior; electrochemical instrumentation; modified electrodes
(This special issue belongs to the Section The Global Need for Effective Antibiotics)
Epidemiology, Drug Resistance, and Virulence in Zoonotic Pathogens
edited by , and Susan Sanchez
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 261 | Submission Open
Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; epidemiology; molecular epidemiology; virulence; host– pathogen interactions; zoonosis; one health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics in Animal Health)
New Inhibitors for Overcoming Antimicrobial Resistance submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 175 | Submission Open
Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; resistance mechanisms; inhibitors; enzymatic inhibitors; efflux; biofilms
Urinary Tract Infections: Diagnosis, Etiology, Antibiotic Treatment, and Current Trends in Antimicrobial Resistance
edited by Michael Mihailov Petrov
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open
Keywords: urinary tract infections (UTIs); etiology; epidemiology; microbiological diagnosis; antimicrobial resistance; treatment; molecular genetic methods; resistotypes; rapid identification; uropathogens
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotic Therapy in Infectious Diseases)
Global Perspectives on Antimicrobial Stewardship: Lessons from Multidisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Approaches
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submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open
Keywords: antimicrobial stewardship; antimicrobial resistance; clinical expertise; public health; AI
Antimicrobial Resistance of Staphylococcus spp. in Animals: A One Health Perspective
edited by Gi Yong Lee
submission deadline 5 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 170 | Submission Open
Keywords: staphylococci; molecular epidemiology; antimicrobial resistance; One Health; multiomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics in Animal Health)
Strategies to Counteract Mono- and Polymicrobial Biofilm-Related Infections submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1186 | Submission Open
Keywords: antimicrobials; anti-biofilm; biofilm control; biofilm-associated infections
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiofilm Strategies)
Pharmacologic Management of MDR Respiratory and Bacteraemic Infections
edited by and Konstantinos D. Mantzarlis
submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 381 | Submission Open
Keywords: pneumonia; bacteraemia; intensive care; MDR infections; antibiotics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotic Therapy in Infectious Diseases)
Discovery and Development of the Novel Antimicrobial Agent—2nd Volume
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submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 279 | Submission Open
Keywords: antibiotics; bacteria; fungi; plants; multidrug-resistant pathogens; natural products; mode of action; mechanism of action; drug target; drug development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Novel Antimicrobial Agents)
Antimicrobial Resistance in the Era of Climate Change
edited by and Eleni Geladari
submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 249 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; extremes in temperature; antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
Nanomaterials in Oral Health: Novel Antimicrobial Treatments in Dentistry submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 232 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanomaterials; oral health; antimicrobial treatments; dentistry; genotoxicity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antimicrobial Materials and Surfaces)
Surveillance of Carbapenem-Resistant Microbes and Strategies to Combat Them
edited by Daniela Cejas and Marcela Radice
submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 153 | Submission Open
Keywords: antibiotic resistance; epidemiology; carbapenemases; carbapenem resistance; enterobacterales; acinetobacter baumannii; resistance plasmids; surveillance; genomics; high-risk clones
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanism and Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance)
Antibiotic Choices for Pediatric Infections
edited by Theodouli Stergiopoulou
submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open
Keywords: pediatric; neonatal infectious diseases; antimicrobial agents; antibiotic treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotic Therapy in Infectious Diseases)
Antibiotic-Associated Dysbiosis and Management
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submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4210 | Submission Open
Keywords: dysbiosis; antibiotics; immunity; microbiota; intervention
Strategies for the Design of Hybrid-Based Antimicrobial Compounds submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 961 | Submission Open
Keywords: hybrid compounds; antimicrobial agents; antibacterial agents; antifungal activity; antiviral activity; in vitro evaluation; structure– activity relationship (SAR); bioactive molecules; nanoformulations; targeted drug delivery; pharmacological screening; clinical studies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Novel Antimicrobial Agents)
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Antibiotics in the Hospital Environment
edited by Natalia Brucker
submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1699 | Submission Open
Keywords: therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM); antibiotics; hospital environment; healthcare
Plants, Lichens, Fungi, and Algae Extracts and Derivatives with Antimicrobial Properties for Nutrition and Health submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 20492 | Submission Open
Keywords: antimicrobial and antibiofilm activity; plants/lichens/fungi/algae extracts and derived products with antibacterial; antifungal; antiviral; antiprotozoal and antihelmintic properties; antimicrobial metabolites: quantification and characterization; pharmaceutical formulation; in vivo and in vitro testing; essential oils with antimicrobial properties for the pharmaceutical and food industry; functional foods; plant-based diet; case studies; prevention and treatment of infectious diseases with plant-derived products
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Derived Antibiotics)
State-of-the-Art in Antimicrobial Research in Greece submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 14879 | Submission Open
Keywords: antibiotics; antimicrobials; antibiotic surveillance; antimicrobial resistance; biofilms; one health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship)
Honey: Antimicrobial and Anti-infective Function
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 14460 | Submission Open
Keywords: antimicrobial activity; biofilms; infections; clinical applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Novel Antimicrobial Agents)
Antimicrobial Resistance and Infections in Animals
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submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 14119 | Submission Open
Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; mechanisms; humane and societal concerns; risk factors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics in Animal Health)
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