Antimicrobial Bioactives from Invertebrates
A special issue of Antibiotics (ISSN 2079-6382). This special issue belongs to the section "Novel Antimicrobial Agents".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 2149
Special Issue Editor
Interests: microbiota; antimicrobials; nutrition and health; food safety; hygiene
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Dear Colleagues,
Invertebrate-derived compounds with antimicrobial activity could be an emerging and promising field of study in the fight against bacterial infections. Increasing resistance to conventional antibiotics has generated an urgent need to discover new sources of antimicrobial agents. Invertebrates, which constitute up to 80% of all known species, have remained largely unexplored despite their abundance and heterogeneity. These organisms, whose diversity ranges from marine crustaceans to terrestrial worms, in all stages from larvae to adults, appear to have the ability to synthesize compounds with unique bactericidal and/or bacteriostatic properties. The ability of these invertebrates to thrive in unfavorable contaminated environments suggests that they have evolved these natural defense mechanisms against pathogens. The identification and characterization of these bioactive compounds may not only provide new tools in modern medicine but also offer sustainable and natural alternatives to widely used antibiotics.
The aim of this Special Issue is to contribute to the advancement of knowledge in the identification of bioactive compounds with antimicrobial properties derived from invertebrates. A special call is made for the submission of studies examining the efficacy of these compounds against food contaminants or clinically relevant bacterial pathogens.
Prof. Dr. Beatriz Vázquez Belda
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- invertebrates
- bioactive compounds
- antimicrobials
- antibacterial activity
- marine invertebrates
- insects
- worms
- crustaceans
- mollusks
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