Antimicrobial Efficacy of Medicinal and Wild Edible Fruits
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2025 | Viewed by 17
Special Issue Editor
Interests: ethnomedicine; antimicrobial; antiproliferative; anti-inflammatory; antioxidant; antimycobacterial; toxicological effects; antimycotoxigenic activity; biological assays; reviews on plant species used for medicinal purposes
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Although many communities use singular or multiple medicinal plants and wild fruits to treat various human pathogenic strains, scientific studies validate the lag in their use, phytocompounds, mode of action, and other important parameters. Human immunodeficiency virus remains prevalent in Africa. However, no cure has been produced by pharmaceutical companies across the world up till now. The use of various analytical instruments is of vital importance in treating these devastating human infections. Importantly, these plants may possess antimicrobial activities against bacterial, fungal, and viral infections, further supporting their potential in combating microbial diseases. authors have reported on the importance of ethnobotanical surveys in selecting possible medicinal plants that could be vital in finding new antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer activity to alleviate such infections. However, it is crucial to assess the toxicological and mutagenic effects of these plants to ensure that they are safe for human use, particularly in the context of microbial infections.
This Special Issue will focus on identifying phytocompounds from underexplored plants and wild fruits that have antimicrobial potential against bacterial, fungal, and viral pathogens, with an emphasis on combating antimicrobial resistance (AMR). In addition to antimicrobial activity, this Special Issue will explore the anti-inflammatory and anticancer effects of these compounds, particularly as they relate to microbial infections.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may encompass (but are not limited to) the following: antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and other activities.
I look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Nkoana Ishmael Mongalo
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- antibiotic resistance
- plant-based compounds
- fractionation
- characterized compounds
- metabolites
- NMR
- GC-MS
- LC-MS
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