Bacterial Virulence and Biosurfactants

Dear Colleagues,

Understanding the mechanisms by which bacteria increase their virulence can offer valuable insights when it comes to developing more effective therapeutic strategies. The modulation of bacterial virulence represents a crucial point in the search for new antimicrobial agents. Furthermore, the identification of compounds capable of modulating bacterial virulence may open up new perspectives for the treatment of antibiotic-resistant infections. Biosurfactants have great potential for use in combatting bacterial virulence, especially in the context of the growing resistance to antibiotics. Considering this, it is necessary to research new biosurfactants as antimicrobial agents; their synergistic actions with conventional antibiotics increase the effectiveness of treatments, reducing doses and side effects. This represents an important strategy to combat bacterial resistance and develop new, safer, more effective treatments against microbial infections. The new generation of antimicrobials could represent an important tool in the fight against this global threat to public health. In this collection of topics, we aim to identify new strategies that can be used to overcome bacterial resistance, with a particular focus on the discovery or development of new biosurfactants with promising antimicrobial properties. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Biosurfactants;
• Bio-inputs;
• Biopolymers;
• Biodegradable and green polymers.

Dr. Juliana Luna
Guest Editor

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• multi-resistant bacteria (MDR)
• resistance mechanisms
• antibiotics
• antimicrobial agents
• drug susceptibility
• green surfactants
• medicinal plants
• microbial nanoparticles