Natural Compounds as Potential Antibacterial Agents

Dear colleagues,

Natural product research has a long and productive history in the search for antibacterial agents, highlighted by the significant proportion of antibiotics in current clinical use originating from these sources. Besides the registered drugs, natural compounds serve as antibacterials in a variety of complementary medicine applications, and investigating the safety and efficacy of these products is of critical importance. Owing to the fading efficacy of the current day antibacterials as a result of resistant and persistent bacterial strains, the need for new approaches in identifying and using natural compounds as antibacterials is highly relevant. This Special Issue focuses on the potential of natural compounds to combat the challenges caused by the current and emerging conditions resulting from bacterial infections. The topics of the submitted manuscripts may include, but are not limited to:

• Identification of new bioactive antibacterials
• Elucidating the mechanisms of action of antibacterial natural compounds
• Natural compounds as adjuvants for conventional antibiotics
• Formulation and pharmacokinetics of natural compound antibacterials
• Targeting virulence factors
• Postgenomics approaches for natural compound antibacterial research

Dr. Leena Hanski
Guest Editor

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