Microbial Natural Products as a Source of Novel Antimicrobials

Dear Colleagues,

Microbial natural products are molecules of significant interest in the development of novel antimicrobial agents.

Over the last decades, there have been reports of some microbial secondary metabolites, such as antimicrobial peptides, bacteriocins, and mycocins, with potential application in the food, agriculture, and pharmaceutical industries. However, few of them have been implemented as viable alternatives to the traditional antimicrobial agents, e.g., nisin and natamycin in food products.

Is crucial to fulfil the growing demand for more natural and eco-friendly biocides/preservatives applied in food products, crops, and cosmetics and to successfully achieve advancements in the development and implementation of novel less toxic, broad-spectrum antimicrobial agents.

Therefore, this Special Issue of Antibiotics seeks reviews, research papers, and short communications that can improve on the existing knowledge about microbial natural products with the potential to be an effective and less toxic alternative to the usual antibiotics, biocides, or chemical preservatives used nowadays. Thus, research related to the discovery of antimicrobial peptides, bacteriocins, and mycocins and their mode of action and application in food safety, food microbial control, agriculture, cosmetics, and human and animal health are welcomed.

Dr. Patricia Branco
Dr. Marc Maresca
Dr. Elisabete Muchagato Mauricio
Dr. Luisa Brito
Guest Editors

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