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Development and Biomedical Application of Antibacterial Coatings

edited by

Selvaraj Rajesh Kumar

submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 19067 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial peptides; antibiotics; antibacterial activities; coatings; biofilm resistance; reactive oxygen species; implantable applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antimicrobial Materials and Surfaces)

Antimicrobial Activity of Secondary Metabolites Produced in Nature

edited by

Dragana Božić

and

Mirjana D. Marčetić

submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 16966 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; multidrug-resistant pathogens; secondary metabolites; natural products; terpenes; phenolic compounds; polyketides; antimicrobial peptides; bacteriocins; bacterial/fungal toxins

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Derived Antibiotics)

Antibiotic Use and the Emergence of Antibiotic Resistance in Clinical Settings

edited by

Aleksandra Barac

submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14652 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotic use; antibiotic resistance; clinical settings; clinical infections; mechanisms underlying the development of resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship)

Periodontitis: Prevention and Treatment

edited by

Gloria Inés Lafaurie

and

Diana Marcela Castillo

submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14479 | Submission Open

Keywords: periodontal treatment; antibiotics; anti-inflammatories; antimicrobial resistance; probiotics

Combination Therapy against Multidrug-Resistant Pathogens

edited by

Mao Hagihara

and

Hideo Kato

submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12593 | Submission Open

Keywords: combination therapy; multidrug-resistant pathogens; in vitro; in vivo; clinical study; pharmacokinetics; pharmacodynamics.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship)

Nanotechnology for Antimicrobials in Medicine and Agriculture, 2nd Edition

edited by

Gonzalo Tortella

Amedea B. Seabra

Martín A. Fernández-Baldo

and

Adalberto Benavides-Mendoza

submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6379 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; nanoparticles; human health; crop protection; bacterial; fungi; virus

(This special issue belongs to the Section Novel Antimicrobial Agents)

Antimicrobial Stewardship Intervention: Importance for Clinical Practice and Health Policy

edited by

Xiaolin Wei

and

Xiaoxv Yin

submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5760 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial stewardship; antibiotic use; implementation science; interventions; clinical guidelines; health policy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship)

Antimicrobial Activity of Bioactive Peptides and Their Derivatives

edited by Alexandro Rodríguez-Rojas

submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5600 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance (AMR); global health threat; novel antimicrobial agents; bioactive peptides (AMPs); natural antimicrobial agents; broad-spectrum activity; antimicrobial activity; mechanisms of action; structure– activity relationships; AMP-based therapeutics; clinical applications of AMPs; combinatory therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antimicrobial Peptides)

Silver and Gold Compounds as Antibiotics, 2nd Edition

edited by

Sotiris K Hadjikakou

and

Christina N. Banti

submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3386 | Submission Open

Keywords: bio-inorganic chemistry; metal compounds; antimicrobial drugs; antibiotics; medical applications; antimicrobial resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanisms and Structural Biology of Antibiotic Action)

Pathogenic and Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in Gut Microbiota

edited by

Bing-Mu Hsu

submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1407 | Submission Open

Keywords: gut microbiota; pathogenic bacteria; antibiotic resistance; gastrointestinal tract; microbiome dynamics; host– pathogen interactions; transmission dynamics; therapeutic interventions; antibiotic stewardship; public health strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship)

Antibiotic Resistance in Hospital-Acquired Infections

edited by Andreea-Loredana Golli,

Ovidiu Zlatian

and

Alice Elena Ghenea

submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1321 | Submission Open

Keywords: healthcare-associated infections; multi-drug resistance; epidemiology; antimicrobial therapy; patient outcomes; infection prevention and control strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotic Therapy in Infectious Diseases)

Bacterial Resistome and Antimicrobial Resistance in Animal Infectious Diseases

edited by

Paolo Capozza

Nicola Pugliese

and

Maria Tempesta

submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 481 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacterial resistome; antimicrobial resistance; animal Infectious diseases; veterinary medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics in Animal Health)

Epidemiology, Drug Resistance, and Virulence in Zoonotic Pathogen

edited by

Sonsiray Alvarez-Narvaez

Laura Huber

and Susan Sanchez

submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 157 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; epidemiology; molecular epidemiology; virulence; host– pathogen interactions; zoonosis; one health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics in Animal Health)

Natural Products and Bio-Nanomaterials: Novel Strategies to Overcome Antibiotic Resistance

edited by

Renata Katsuko Takayama Kobayashi

, Gerson Nakazato and

Sara Scandorieiro

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 23137 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanotechnology; material; antimicrobial; nature; resistance; nanoparticles; strategy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Derived Antibiotics)

Antimicrobial Resistance of Pathogens Isolated from Bovine Mastitis

edited by

Juliano Leonel Gonçalves

, Vera Lucia Mores Rall and Rinosh Joshua Mani

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10100 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial usage; antimicrobial stewardship; mastitis; antimicrobial resistance; epidemiology; genomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics in Animal Health)

Innovations in Plant-Based Antibiotic and Antiviral Agents

edited by

Margherita-Gabriella De Biasi

and

Irene Dini

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 346 | Submission Open

Keywords: secondary metabolites; phytochemicals; botanicals; analytical methods; toxicity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Derived Antibiotics)

Genetic Characterization of Antimicrobial Resistance under the One Health Approach

edited by

Sandra M. Quinteira

and

Olga Maria Lage

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 252 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; multidrug-resistant bacteria; resistance genes; mobile genetic elements; molecular mechanisms of resistance; One Health; epidemiology of AMR; AMR surveillance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanism and Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance)

Epidemiology, Impact and Mitigation of Antimicrobial Resistance in Veterinary Medicine, 2nd Edition

edited by

Robin Temmerman

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 20 articles | Viewed by 52039 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; veterinary medicine; antibiotics; One Health; epidemiology

Green Antimicrobials in Biomedical Engineering: Recent Advances Proposal

edited by

Helena Felgueiras

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11115 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial agents concomitant; synergistic and additive effects surface functionalization; antimicrobial properties; biomedical therapies; bioactive molecules; green synthesis; environmentally friendly; circular economy; waste materials’ second life

(This special issue belongs to the Section Novel Antimicrobial Agents)

State-of-the-Art in Antimicrobial Research in Greece

edited by

Paraskevi Papaioannidou

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10667 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotics; antimicrobials; antibiotic surveillance; antimicrobial resistance; biofilms; one health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship)

Genomic Analysis of Antimicrobial Drug-Resistant Bacteria

edited by

Maria Rosario Rodicio

and

Carlos Rodriguez-Lucas

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9845 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial drug resistance; whole-genome sequencing; genomic epidemiology; one health; bacterial pathogens; mobile genetic elements; horizontal gene transfer; phylogenetics; evolution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetic and Biochemical Studies of Antibiotic Activity and Resistance)

Alternative Approaches to Treating Antimicrobial Resistant Infections, 3rd Edition

edited by

Michal Letek

and

Volker Behrends

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9244 | Submission Open

Keywords: repurposing; anti-infectives; host-targeted therapies; bacteriophages; predatory bacteria; bacteriocins; antimicrobial peptides; nanoparticles; natural compounds; immunotherapy; probiotics; antibiotics

Antibiotics and Infectious Respiratory Diseases, 2nd Edition

edited by

Francesco Di Gennaro

Fabrizio Palmieri

and

Gina Gualano

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7419 | Submission Open

Keywords: infectious respiratory diseases; pulmonary tuberculosis; COVID-19 pneumonia; antibiotic use and resistance; gram negative; gram positive; pneumonia opportunistic infection; multidrug resistance (MDR); medical education; infection prevention control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotic Therapy in Infectious Diseases)

Artificial Intelligence and Antimicrobial Resistance: Innovation, Global Challenges and the Future of Healthcare

edited by

Fabio Scarpa

and

Francesco Branda

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5156 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; artificial intelligence; digital health; drug discovery; patient-centric care; therapeutic innovations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship)

Insights into Antibiotics in Human, Animal, and Agriculture: Resistance, Determinant, and Treatment, 2nd Edition

edited by

Anusak Kerdsin

Jinquan Li

and

Jonathan Frye

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3161 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotics; antibiotic residues; antibiotic-resistant bacteria; medicine; agriculture; fishery; food animal

Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Activity by Natural Compounds

edited by

Galdino Andrade

Sueli F. Yamada-Ogatta

and Martha Viviana Torres Cely

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2855 | Submission Open

Keywords: pathogens; human; animal; crops; antibiotic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Derived Antibiotics)

Irrational Antibiotic Use in Primary Care

edited by

Xiaodong Guan

, Luwen Shi and Paul Little

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2517 | Submission Open

Keywords: irrational antibiotic use; antimicrobial resistance; drivers; primary care

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship)

Molecular Epidemiology and Mechanisms of Carbapenem Resistance in Clinical Gram-Negative Bacteria

edited by

Ángel Rodríguez-Villodres

and José Manuel Ortiz De La Rosa

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2474 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbapenem resistance; Enterobacterales; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Acinetobacter baumannii; molecular epidemiology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanism and Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance)

Peptide Antibiotics from Microbes and Venomous Animals, 2nd Edition

edited by

Jean-Marc Sabatier

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2035 | Submission Open

Keywords: peptide antibiotics; antibacterial peptide; bacteria; microbe; venomous animal; bacteriocin; venom

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antimicrobial Peptides)

The Antibiotic Resistance and Virulence Genes of Pathogens in Aquatic and Soil Environment

edited by

Bing Li

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1294 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs); virulence genes; pathogenic bacteria; horizontal gene transfer

Virulence, Antimicrobial Resistance and Biofilm Production in Veterinary, Zoonotic and Food-Related Pathogens

edited by Óscar Mencía-Ares, Paula Fernández-Gómez and

Sonia Martinez

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1207 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal health; antimicrobial resistance; biofilm; food-borne pathogens; microbiology; pathogenicity; public health; veterinary pathogens; virulence; zoonosis

Discovery of Novel Antimicrobial Peptides Using Machine Learning and Molecular Dynamic Simulations

edited by

Lei Zhao

Liang Zhao

and

Fei Pan

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1130 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial peptide; computational design; machine learning; deep learning; molecular dynamic simulations; de novo generation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antimicrobial Peptides)

Plant Extracts and Natural Products for the Control of Animal Pathogens in a ONE-Health Perspective

edited by Ernesto Palma,

Roberto Bava

and Carmine Lupia

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 268 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; essential oils; hive products; colostrum; pets; livestock; drug resistances; antimicrobial resistances; sustainable pathogen control; animal health and welfare

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics in Animal Health)

Antimicrobial Resistance in Veterinary Science, 2nd Edition

edited by

Nahla O. Eltai

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 221 | Submission Open

Keywords: AMR; veterinary animals; farm animals; food animals; wild animals; resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics in Animal Health)

Antibiotic Resistance and Antimicrobial Use in Elderly Patients, 2nd Edition

edited by

Marcello Covino

and

Giuseppe De Matteis

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 195 | Submission Open

Keywords: elderly; oldest old; antimicrobial resistance; antibiotic stewardship; probiotics; microbiota; multi-morbidity; multi-therapy; sepsis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship)

Application of Next Generation Sequencing for Studying the Resistance of Environmental Pathogens

edited by Skoulakis Anargyros and

Efthymia Petinaki

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 194 | Submission Open

Keywords: next generation sequencing; metagenome; environmental pathogens; bioinformatics; antimicrobial resistant determinants; virulence factors

Bacteriophage Lysins in the Era of Antibiotic Resistance, 2nd Edition

edited by

Hongping Wei

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 194 | Submission Open

Keywords: lysin; bacteriophage; antibiotic resistance; antimicrobial

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacteriophages)

Ionic Liquids as Novel Antimicrobial Agents

edited by

Patrick-Julian Mester

and Tomasz Cłapa

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 180 | Submission Open

Keywords: ionic liquids; antimicrobials; biocides; bacteria; fungi; viruses; structure– activity relationship

(This special issue belongs to the Section Novel Antimicrobial Agents)

Discovery of Novel Antibiotics, 2nd Edition

edited by

Cecília R.C. Calado

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotics discovery; drugs screening; antibiotics resistance; antimicrobial resistance; systems biology; gene variant

New Paradigms Concerning the Production of Antibiotics: Between Ecological Responsibility and Revalorization of Narrow Spectrums

edited by

Véronique Mondain

submission deadline 10 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8044 | Submission Open

Keywords: one health; environmental pollution; human health; antimicrobial production; livestock; antimicrobial resistance; antimicrobial stewardship

(This special issue belongs to the Section The Global Need for Effective Antibiotics)

Tracking Reservoirs of Antimicrobial Resistance Genes in Environment

edited by

Mor Nadia Lurie-Weinberger

and

Dror Avisar

submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1279 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; AMR; environmental reservoirs; antibiotic resistance genes; ARGs; horizontal gene transfer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanism and Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance)

Microbial Resistance Surveillance and Management in Food Systems

edited by

Carlos Adam Conte Júnior

and

Bruno Dutra da Silva

submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1272 | Submission Open

Keywords: cross-contamination; microbial resistance; microbial monitoring; public health; alternative antimicrobials; foodborne illnesses; food microbiology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship)

Plants, Lichens, Fungi, and Algae Extracts and Derivatives with Antimicrobial Properties for Nutrition and Health

edited by

Violeta Popovici

Emma Adriana Ozon

Andreea Letitia Arsene

and

Verginica Schroder

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12524 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial and antibiofilm activity; plants/lichens/fungi/algae extracts and derived products with antibacterial; antifungal; antiviral; antiprotozoal and antihelmintic properties; antimicrobial metabolites: quantification and characterization; pharmaceutical formulation; in vivo and in vitro testing; essential oils with antimicrobial properties for the pharmaceutical and food industry; functional foods; plant-based diet; case studies; prevention and treatment of infectious diseases with plant-derived products

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Derived Antibiotics)

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infections in Animals

edited by

John B. Kaneene

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6361 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; mechanisms; humane and societal concerns; risk factors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics in Animal Health)

Antibiotic-Associated Dysbiosis and Management

edited by

Yuseok Moon

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2295 | Submission Open

Keywords: dysbiosis; antibiotics; immunity; microbiota; intervention

Present and Future of Antibiotic Treatment for Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae

edited by

Dafne Bongiorno

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 418 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae; antibiotic treatment; antimicrobial resistance; infection prevention; novel therapeutic targets and approaches

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotic Therapy in Infectious Diseases)

Antimicrobial Resistance in One Health Perspective: New Insights in Human, Animal, and Environment Interlace, 2nd Edition

edited by

Carmine Merola

submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3665 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotics; resistant bacteria; human health; domestic and companion animals; environmental pollution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship)

Antimicrobial Activity of Extracts from Plants, 2nd Edition

edited by

Lucia Recinella

and

Sheila Leone

submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2288 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial activity; metabolomic fingerprint; bioinformatics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Novel Antimicrobial Agents)

Antibacterial Treatment in Periodontal and Endodontic Therapy, 2nd Edition

edited by

Andreas Braun

and

Felix Krause

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 25617 | Submission Open

Keywords: periodontology; endodontology; cariology; photodynamics; laser dentistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotic Therapy in Infectious Diseases)

Antimicrobials Use: Clinical Safety to Environmental Risk—Learning from One Health Approach

edited by

Anabela Almeida

Leonor M. Meisel

and

Ana Fortuna

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 23873 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobials; antifungals; antiviral; environment; antimicrobial resistance; pharmacokinetics; risk-assessment; prioritisation; One-Health

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