Antimicrobial Innovations
A special issue of Life (ISSN 2075-1729). This special issue belongs to the section "Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 1432
Special Issue Editors
2. Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Rovira i Virgili University, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
3. Nutrition and Health Unit, Eurecat Technology Centre of Catalonia, 43204 Reus, Spain
Interests: biology; evolution; microbial genomics; computational biology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Antimicrobial innovations include the development and application of new strategies, compounds, and technologies to prevent and control the growth of harmful microorganisms. With the rise of antimicrobial resistance, these innovations are essential to protect people’s health, extend products’ shelf life, and reduce reliance on traditional antibiotics. This Special Issue welcomes articles proposing antimicrobial innovations including biopreservatives, plant-based extracts, peptides, nanomaterials, and bacteriophages, each offering unique benefits in combating microbial threats and the spread of antimicrobial resistance. Topics of interest may include, but are not limited to, innovations enhancing safety and quality through novel biopreservation techniques, delivery systems, and advanced biomaterials.
Dr. Pere Puigbò
Dr. Miho Nakamura
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- antimicrobial resistance
- biopreservation
- lactic acid bacteria
- bacteriocins
- bacteriophages
- natural antimicrobials
- antimicrobial peptides
- foodborne pathogens
- antimicrobial biomaterials
- race for the surface
- microbial growth models
- food safety
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