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Antimicrobials Agents: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by

Marius Stefan

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 48936 | Submission Open

Keywords: multidrug-resistant pathogens; infectious diseases; antibiotic resistance; new antimicrobials; drug development; antimicrobial activity; structure– activity relationship (SAR); antimicrobial therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Novel Antimicrobial Agents)

The Spread of Antibiotic Resistance in Natural Environments

edited by

Daniel Gyamfi Amoako

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 38344 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotic resistance dissemination; antibiotic pollution; environmental adaptation; mobile genetic elements; ecological impact; environmental microbiome; resistance gene transfer; resistance hotspot; genomic landscape; One Health approach; emerging contaminants; bioinformatics in environmental genomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanism and Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance)

Diagnosis and Antimicrobial Therapy of Osteoarticular Infection

edited by Janet D. Conway

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 28974 | Submission Open

Keywords: bone infection; joint infection; periprosthetic joint infection; orthopaedic infection; orthopedic infection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotic Therapy in Infectious Diseases)

Comprehensively Addressing Antimicrobial Resistance, Improving Food Safety and Achieving the One Health Goals: Global Challenges

edited by

Vladimir Kurćubić

, Pavle Mašković,

Milan N. Mitić

and

Nikola Stanišić

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13240 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance (AMR); food safety; foodborne pathogens; antibiotic residues; natural antimicrobials; one health

Diagnostics, Antibiotic Usage and Surgery Related Techniques in Prevention and Treatment of Prosthetic Joint and Implant Related Infections

edited by

Bernd Fink

and

Steffen Ruchholtz

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13110 | Submission Open

Keywords: periprosthetic joint infection; implant-related infection; antibiotics; spacer; diagnosis; septic revision arthroplasty; irrigation; debridement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotic Therapy in Infectious Diseases)

Bacteriophages and Phage-Derived Enzymes as Antibacterial Agents

edited by

Grzegorz Wegrzyn

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11460 | Submission Open

Keywords: phage therapy; lytic bacteriophages; phage-derived enzymes; antibiotic resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacteriophages)

Discovery and Development of Novel Antibacterial Agents—2nd Edition

edited by

Kui Zhu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10759 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotic discovery; antibacterial target; mode of action; natural product

(This special issue belongs to the Section Novel Antimicrobial Agents)

The Issue of Multidrug-Resistant Pathogens in Nosocomial Infections, 2nd Edition

edited by

Alberto Enrico Maraolo

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10374 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; MDR; XDR; DTR; nosocomial infections

Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth and Antimicrobials

edited by

Mislav Radić

and

Andrej Belančić

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 9975 | Submission Open

Keywords: small intestine bacterial overgrowth; antibiotics; probiotics; gut microbiome

(This special issue belongs to the Section Novel Antimicrobial Agents)

Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Antibacterial and Antivirulence Drugs, 2nd Edition

edited by

Takahisa Yano

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9916 | Submission Open

Keywords: pharmacokinetics; pharmacodynamics; clinical trials; antimicrobial resistance; antibacterials; antivirulence drugs; pathoblockers; antimicrobial use; drug utilization studies; PK/PD modeling; PBPK-modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Drugs)

Antibiotic Utilization and Resistance Patterns in Perioperative and Surgical Settings

edited by Massimo Sartelli

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 7363 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; surgical antibiotic prophylaxis; antibiotic therapy

A Themed Issue in Honor of Dr. Lynne V. McFarland—Clostridioides difficile Infection and Impact of Antibiotics on the Intestinal Microbiome

edited by Ellie J. C. Goldstein and Shan Goh

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7053 | Submission Open

Keywords: Clostridioides difficile infections; intestinal microbiome; infection control practices; antibiotic complications; probiotics; live biotherapeutic products; treatment; prevention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotic Therapy in Infectious Diseases)

Antibiotics: Utilization, Resistance, and Infection Prevention

edited by

Tafadzwa Dzinamarira

and

Claude Mambo Muvunyi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 6894 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotic resistance; antimicrobial stewardship; infection prevention; antibiotic stewardship programs; antimicrobial resistance mechanisms; infection control; rapid diagnostics; public health and AMR; antibiotic alternatives; surveillance systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship)

Natural Compounds as Antimicrobial Agents, 3rd Edition

edited by

Carlos M. Franco

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5754 | Submission Open

Keywords: new natural antimicrobial compounds; antimicrobial effects; clinical applications; animal production applications; antifungal properties; antiviral properties; food applications; new formulations; antibacterial mechanisms; antifungal mechanisms; MICs; activity as disinfectants; activity against biofilms; effects on transcriptomics; combination with other antimicrobials; global microbiome changes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Novel Antimicrobial Agents)

Antibacterial Treatment in Periodontal and Endodontic Therapy, 3rd Edition

edited by

Andreas Braun

and

Felix Krause

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5406 | Submission Open

Keywords: periodontology; endodontology; cariology; photodynamics; laser dentistry

Bacterial Extracellular Vesicles: Vehicles for Pathogenesis and Antibiotic Resistance

edited by

Eva Sapi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5389 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacterial extracellular vesicles (BEVs); outer membrane vesicles (OMVs); antibiotic resistance; pathogenesis; host-pathogen interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanism and Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance)

New Drugs, Innovative Antimicrobial Approaches, and Optimized Dosages: Bridging Research and Clinical Practice

edited by

Jerónimo Pachón

, Rocío Álvarez-Marín and

María E. Pachón-Ibáñez

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5156 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotics; antivirals; pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics; clinical evaluation; experimental studies; new antimicrobial approaches

Novel Approaches to Prevent and Combat Antimicrobial Resistance

edited by

Xiaotao Jiang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5011 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial peptides; novel antibiotics screening; phage therapy; fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT); dietary and functional food interventions; AMR prevention strategies

Antibiotic Stewardship and Infection Control Strategies in Critical Care

edited by

Susana M. Fernandes

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4742 | Submission Open

Keywords: infection prevention; critical care; sepsis; stewardship practices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship)

Antimicrobial Resistance in the Wildlife

edited by

Francesca Piras

and Giuliana Siddi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3543 | Submission Open

Keywords: wildlife; wild animal; antimicrobial resistance; transmission; spread; One Health

Antibiotic Resistance in Geriatric Emergency Patients: Challenges and Strategies for Optimal Management

edited by

Sung Jin Bae

and

Dong-Hoon Lee

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3218 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotic resistance; geriatric emergency medicine; antimicrobial stewardship; multidrug-resistant organisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship)

Molecular Characterization of Gram-Negative Bacteria: Antimicrobial Resistance, Virulence and Epidemiology, 2nd Edition

edited by

Theodoros Karampatakis

and

Katerina Tsergouli

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2961 | Submission Open

Keywords: Gram-negative bacteria; virulence factors; antimicrobial resistance; molecular epidemiology; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Acinetobacter baumannii

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanism and Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance)

Recent Developments in Antimicrobial Resistance Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Therapy for Clinically Relevant Bacteria

edited by

Georgios Meletis

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2734 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance mechanisms; antimicrobial resistance detection; antimicrobial resistance epidemiology; antimicrobial treatment; MDR; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Acinetobacter baumannii; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; MRSA; VRE

Plant-Based Strategies for the Removal and Degradation of Antibiotics from the Environment

edited by

Giancarlo Angeles Flores

and

Paola Angelini

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2486 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotics; ARGs; phytoremediation; rhizosphere; plant– microbe interactions; biodegradation; detoxification; environmental pollution; resistance mitigation; sustainable remediation

Mastitis: Causative Agents, Drug Resistance, and Treatment Approaches—2nd Edition

edited by

Amira A. Moawad

Hosny El-Adawy

and Heinrich Neubauer

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2145 | Submission Open

Keywords: mastitis; etiology; multi-drug resistance; alternative bovine mastitis treatment; WGS

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics in Animal Health)

Antibiotic Resistance in Agricultural Environments: Emergence, Drivers and Mitigation

edited by

Guyue Cheng

and Juan Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1841 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotic resistance (AMR); animal husbandry; environmental resistome; livestock microbiome; co-selection; agricultural environments; One Health; antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs); heavy metals; selective pressures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics in Animal Health)

Antimicrobial Stewardship in Older Adults

edited by Elisa Fabbri

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1489 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial stewardship; older adults; antimicrobial treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship)

Successful Antimicrobial Stewardship Approaches to Address Nosocomial Infections, 2nd Edition

edited by

Eduardo Rodríguez-Noriega

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1332 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacterial; resistance; antimicrobial; stewardship

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship)

Marine-Derived Antibiotics

edited by

Ines Mancini

and

Andrea Defant

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1009 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine natural products; structural characterization; improved production of bioactive secondary metabolites; organic synthesis; structure– activity relationship (SAR); pathogen bacteria inhibition; antibiofilm activity; computational analysis; drug discovery; drug delivery systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Novel Antimicrobial Agents)

Feature Reviews in Antibiotic Therapy for Infectious Diseases 2026

edited by

Karolina Akinosoglou

and

Mehran Monchi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 924 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotic resistance; antibiotic therapy; infectious diseases; novel antimicrobial agents; alternative therapeutic strategies; antibiotic prescribing; antimicrobial stewardship

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotic Therapy in Infectious Diseases)

The Discovery of Novel Beta-Lactams and Beta-Lactamase Inhibitors

edited by

Caitlyn Thomas

and

Juhee Ahn

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 702 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotic resistance; β -lactam antibiotics; β -lactamase inhibitors; drug discovery; metallo-β -lactamases; serine-β -lactamase

Plants, Lichens, Fungi, and Algae Extracts and Derivatives with Antimicrobial Properties for Nutrition and Health, Second Edition

edited by

Violeta Popovici

Emma Adriana Ozon

Andreea Letitia Arsene

and

Verginica Schroder

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 662 | 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)

Antimicrobial Agents Targeting Biofilms

edited by

Domenico Schillaci

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 600 | Submission Open

Keywords: biofim associated infections; virulence factors; antibiofilm agents

Biosynthesis, Antimicrobial Activity, and Therapeutics Development of Novel Peptides

edited by

Jiajun Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 396 | Submission Open

Keywords: peptide biosynthesis; novel antimicrobial peptides; antibiotic resistance; improvement of biological stability; optimization of drug delivery systems; immune regulation; AI-driven peptide design; innovation in the field of biomedicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antimicrobial Peptides)

New Approaches to the Treatment and Prevention of Fungal Infections

edited by

Célia Fortuna Rodrigues

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 392 | Submission Open

Keywords: biofilms; AMR; antifungals; infections; alternative treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotic Therapy in Infectious Diseases)

Novel Antimicrobial Agents for Treatment of Staphylococcus aureus Infections

edited by

William Schwan

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 342 | Submission Open

Keywords: Staphylococcus aureus; novel antimicrobials; antibiotics; new mechanism of action

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotic Therapy in Infectious Diseases)

Advances in Antibiotic Synergy and Combination Therapy for Multidrug-Resistant Infections

edited by

Vasiliki Koumaki

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 340 | Submission Open

Keywords: multidrug-resistant (MDR); synergistic antibiotic combinations; novel antibiotic pairings; phage– antibiotic synergy; pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic modeling

Strategies for Combatting Multidrug-Resistant and Extensively Drug-Resistant Bacteria, 3rd Edition

edited by

Bożena Futoma-Kołoch

and Anna Kędziora

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 258 | Submission Open

Keywords: MDR bacteria; EDR bacteria; novel antimicrobial drugs; novel therapeutical approaches against MDR; novel therapeutical approaches against EDR; guidelines; personalized microbiota; bacteriophages; autovaccine therapy; antimicrobial stewardship

(This special issue belongs to the Section The Global Need for Effective Antibiotics)

Evolution, Dissemination and Counteraction of Last-Resort Antimicrobial Resistance in Gram-Negative Pathogens

edited by

Katarina Novović

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 177 | Submission Open

Keywords: last-resort antimicrobial resistance; gram-negative pathogens; evolutionary dynamics; horizontal gene transfer; genomic epidemiology; novel therapeutic options

Discovery and Design of New Antimicrobial Agents, 2nd Edition

edited by

Jean Michel Brunel

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 230 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial agents; fight resistance; new design; structure– activity relationships (SARs)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Novel Antimicrobial Agents)

Surveillance and Molecular Diagnosis of Antimicrobial-Resistant Pathogens: From Laboratory to Clinical Practice

edited by Neena Kanwar

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 325 | Submission Open

Keywords: clinical microbiology; molecular diagnostics; infectious disease epidemiology; antimicrobial susceptibility; microbial culture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanism and Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance)

From Epidemiology to Intervention: Addressing the Spread of Multidrug-Resistant Microorganisms

edited by

Silvia Di Lodovico

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 807 | Submission Open

Keywords: multidrug-resistant microorganisms; antimicrobial resistance; epidemiological surveillance; infection prevention and control; antimicrobial stewardship; one health; public health interventions

Gram-Positive Cocci: Antimicrobial Resistance, Treatment, Susceptibility, and New Therapeutic Options

edited by

Felipe Piedade Gonçalves Neves

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 709 | Submission Open

Keywords: Streptococcus spp.; Enterococcus spp.; Staphylococcus spp.; antimicrobial resistance; molecular epidemiology; new therapeutic options

From Detection to Treatment: Navigating Urinary Tract Infections with Antibiotics

edited by

Eleonora Nicolai

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 24295 | Submission Open

Advancing and Standardising Antimicrobial Susceptibility and Resistance Detection Methodology

edited by

Owen B. Spiller

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 18622 | 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)

Advancing the Discovery and Development of New Antibiotics through Drug Repurposing

edited by Songping Huang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 17482 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Novel Antimicrobial Agents)

Antibiotic Resistance in Wastewater Treatment Plants

edited by Qingbin Yuan

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14830 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotic resistance genes; wastewater treatment; one health; distribution and removal of ARGs; horizontal gene transfer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanism and Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance)

Multitalented Synthetic Antimicrobial Compounds: From Design to Effect

edited by

Tsz Tin Yu

and

Maria Fernanda N. N. Carvalho

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14222 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; antibiotic development; the design of antimicrobial compounds; the synthesis of antimicrobial compounds; medicinal chemistry; bioorganic chemistry; antimicrobial properties; the mechanisms of antimicrobial activity; bioinorganic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Novel Antimicrobial Agents)

Natural Peptides to Combat Conventional Antibiotic Resistance

edited by

Christopher Shaw

Tianbao Chen

and

Lei Wang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 13155 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial peptide; peptide modification; antibiotic resistance; structure– activity relationship; membrane selectivity; resistant strains

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antimicrobial Peptides)

The Antimicrobial Resistance in the Food Chain

edited by

Irene Dini

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13067 | Submission Open

Keywords: food safety; foodborne pathogens; pathways of antimicrobial resistance; antibiotic resistance; phenotypic analyses; molecular analyses; regulatory guidelines; food chemistry

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