Antimicrobial Drug Discovery: New Theories and New Therapies

Dear Colleague,

An antimicrobial drug is a compound that is used to treat and control microbial pathogens toward preventing infections in humans, animals and plants. Antimicrobial resistance threatens the effective prevention and treatment of infections caused by bacteria, parasites, viruses and fungi and represents one of the biggest problems currently faced by society. Strains characterized by antimicrobial resistance are arising because of the excessive use of commercially available antibiotics. More importantly, the newly discovered fungi Candida auris shows native resistance against azole antifungal agents. These concerning developments are serving as motivation toward discovering new antimicrobial drugs based on new theories and for the development and application of new therapies, which serves as the theme of this Special Issue. We welcome the submission of manuscripts addressing this theme.

Prof. Ki-Young Kim
Guest Editor

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