Antimicrobial Properties of Natural Products (Volume Ⅱ)

Dear Colleagues,

I have the great pleasure to invite you to contribute to the second edition of the Special Issue entitled “Antimicrobial Properties of Natural Products (Volume Ⅱ)”.

Indeed, the situation is still very worrying. Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) continues to increase, all over the World. Having effective antimicrobial treatment to manage patients and treat infection is becoming more and more difficult, which unfortunately has resulted in an increase in the number of deaths. Thus, the latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) AR Threats Report estimated that “More than 2.8 million antibiotic-resistant infections occur in the United States each year, and more than 35,000 people die as a result” [1]. There is therefore always an urgent need to search for new antimicrobial molecules. In addition, natural compounds with antimicrobial activities still appear as a potential source of new antimicrobial molecules, which has not been sufficiently explored.

The aim of this Special Issue is to highlight the recent advances in research on natural products with antimicrobial properties (i.e., antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, etc.). This Special Issue may include original research articles and reviews on the antimicrobial properties of extracts, fractions, purified compounds, synergistic mixtures against bacteria, viruses or fungi encountered in human infectious diseases in order to identify promising natural compounds that could allow us to respond to the urgency of finding new antimicrobials.

[1] CDC. Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the United States, 2019. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, CDC; 2019. Available online at http://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/Biggest-Threats.html

Prof. Dr. Raphaël E. Duval
Guest Editor

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