Natural Products for Antimicrobial Therapy

Dear Colleagues,

The spectrum of diseases caused by microorganisms affects millions of people around the world. The number of cases of antimicrobial resistance is increasing and represents a threat to the available therapeutic arsenal. Therefore, the search for new antimicrobial agents is a constant concern. Compounds of natural origin are an inexhaustible source of new molecules and have already been employed for the discovery of several antimicrobial agents.

This Special Issue of Microorganisms aims to gather relevant manuscripts involving basic, translational, and clinical research, and covering various advances in treatments for microbial diseases. For this research topic, we are inviting interested researchers to share their original research, relevant findings, and review articles in the areas of antimicrobial drug identification; drug combinations; immunotherapy; drug delivery systems; drug resistance; and target identification–validation for microbial diseases of medical interest.

Prof. Dr. Klinger Antonio Da Franca Rodrigues
Dr. Alyne Rodrigues
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Microorganisms is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• antimicrobial activity
• antimicrobial drug identification
• drug combinations
• immunotherapy
• drug delivery systems
• drug resistance