Research on Natural Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Agents
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2024) | Viewed by 4213
Special Issue Editor
2. Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, 5300-271 Bragança, Portugal
Interests: clinical microbiology; resistant bacteria; antimicrobial activity of natural products; ability to inhibit biofilm by natural products
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Natural products have historically been a significant source of diverse chemical compounds with a wide range of biological functions, and they have contributed significantly to the development of new drugs for a variety of conditions, including infectious diseases. There are currently no approved therapeutics for treating biofilm-based bacterial infections, which are a major contributor to the resistance of several bacterial infections and confer increased tolerance to many antibiotics and the host immune response. Antibiotic tolerance provided by the biofilm phenotype can be overcome by natural compounds that prevent bacteria from forming and maintaining biofilms and have the potential to work in combination with traditional antibiotics to treat bacterial infections. The most promising candidates are natural compounds with low toxicity and high bioavailability, typically sourced from a variety of natural sources, such as plants, bacteria, algae, and fungi. Biology, pharmacology, microbiology, chemistry, nutraceuticals, and other fields of study are all included in the multidisciplinary research of natural products, which can help to better understand the function of natural antimicrobial products. In order to highlight the most recent and pertinent advancements in natural product research, this Special Issue focuses on the antimicrobial and antibiofilm activity of natural products. We are glad to extend an invitation to authors to submit original research articles or reviews on multidisciplinary approaches to advancing the development of novel and natural antimicrobial, and antibiofilm strategies. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following: biology, pharmacology, microbiology, chemistry, and nutraceuticals.
Dr. Maria José Alves
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- natural products
- antimicrobial agents
- antibiofilm agents
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