Natural Products and Isolated Bioactive Compounds: Perspectives Against Pathogenic Microorganisms
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2026 | Viewed by 63
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Interests: parasitology; experimental antiparasitic pharmacology; apicomplexa; toxoplasmosis; malaria; natural products
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Interests: vanadium; metals; inhalation; lung diseases; parasitology; Plasmodium yoelii
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Natural Products and Isolated Bioactive Compounds: Perspectives Against Pathogenic Microorganisms is a Special Issue devoted to exploring the enormous potential of natural products and isolated bioactive compounds as a source of new alternatives against infectious agents of medical and veterinary importance, while also embracing the One Welfare perspective, which recognizes the close interconnection between human health, animal health, and environmental well-being.
This Special Issue aims to provide an updated perspective on how biodiversity and research on natural compounds can contribute to the development of new tools in microbiology and parasitology, strengthening the bridge between basic science, therapeutic innovation, and global health.
Particular interest will be given to studies addressing antimicrobial, antifungal and antiparasitic activity, mechanisms of action, identification of therapeutic targets, synergistic effects with conventional drugs, as well as experimental, translational, and multidisciplinary approaches.
Dr. Norma Rivera-Fernández
Prof. Dr. Teresa I. Fortoul
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- natural products
- bioactive compounds
- antimicrobial
- antifungal
- antiparasitic
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