Current Research in Antimicrobial Natural Products
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Bioactives and Nutraceuticals".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 April 2025) | Viewed by 10735
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
There are several microorganisms which possess pathogenic traits. Due to the contamination of these pathogenic microorganisms, food safety is becoming a major concern on a global level. Annually, 33 million people are affected by foodborne illness across the globe. Many of the pathogenic microbes, on account of their exceptional surviving conditions, have a potential risk of surviving even after cleaning and sterilization processes. Therefore, they become a great risk of illness. In addition, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations carried out a study revealing that one-third (1.3 billion tons per year) of food production for human consumption is lost because of spoilage or waste. Although there is continuous development in food technology, the morbidity caused by foodborne illness, food loss, and biofilm formation are still prevailing, especially in developing countries. Both the health and economic sectors of countries worldwide suffer due to this threat. There is an increasing demand for natural compounds due to their efficacy against various microorganisms, and they are being considered as a safer option over synthetic ones. These products or compounds are obtained from different sources including bacteria, plants, animals, etc. All of them exert their action via certain mechanisms derived from their chemical composition and are considered helpful in the control of microorganisms and response to resistance to antibiotics.
The objective of this Special Issue of IJMS is to present the latest research on various aspects of natural antimicrobial products (bio-preservation) as strategies to control pathogenic and spoilage microorganisms. Original research and review articles are invited.
Dr. Jose Javier Sanz-Gómez
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- natural products
- chemical composition
- spoilage microorganisms
- pathogens
- food preservatives
- biofilms
- safety assessment
- clean label
- antibiotics resistance
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