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A Themed Issue in Honor of Dr. Lynne V. McFarland—Clostridioides difficile Infection and Impact of Antibiotics on the Intestinal Microbiome

edited by Ellie J. C. Goldstein and Shan Goh

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6760 | Submission Open

Keywords: Clostridioides difficile infections; intestinal microbiome; infection control practices; antibiotic complications; probiotics; live biotherapeutic products; treatment; prevention

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

Antibiotics: Utilization, Resistance, and Infection Prevention

edited by

Tafadzwa Dzinamarira

and

Claude Mambo Muvunyi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 6651 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotic resistance; antimicrobial stewardship; infection prevention; antibiotic stewardship programs; antimicrobial resistance mechanisms; infection control; rapid diagnostics; public health and AMR; antibiotic alternatives; surveillance systems

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

New Drugs, Innovative Antimicrobial Approaches, and Optimized Dosages: Bridging Research and Clinical Practice

edited by

Jerónimo Pachón

, Rocío Álvarez-Marín and

María E. Pachón-Ibáñez

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4842 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotics; antivirals; pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics; clinical evaluation; experimental studies; new antimicrobial approaches

Antibacterial Treatment in Periodontal and Endodontic Therapy, 3rd Edition

edited by

Andreas Braun

and

Felix Krause

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4770 | Submission Open

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

Bacterial Extracellular Vesicles: Vehicles for Pathogenesis and Antibiotic Resistance

edited by

Eva Sapi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4721 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacterial extracellular vesicles (BEVs); outer membrane vesicles (OMVs); antibiotic resistance; pathogenesis; host-pathogen interaction

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

Novel Approaches to Prevent and Combat Antimicrobial Resistance

edited by

Xiaotao Jiang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4649 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial peptides; novel antibiotics screening; phage therapy; fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT); dietary and functional food interventions; AMR prevention strategies

Antibiotic Stewardship and Infection Control Strategies in Critical Care

edited by

Susana M. Fernandes

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4450 | Submission Open

Keywords: infection prevention; critical care; sepsis; stewardship practices

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

Natural Compounds as Antimicrobial Agents, 3rd Edition

edited by

Carlos M. Franco

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4052 | Submission Open

Keywords: new natural antimicrobial compounds; antimicrobial effects; clinical applications; animal production applications; antifungal properties; antiviral properties; food applications; new formulations; antibacterial mechanisms; antifungal mechanisms; MICs; activity as disinfectants; activity against biofilms; effects on transcriptomics; combination with other antimicrobials; global microbiome changes

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

Antimicrobial Resistance in the Wildlife

edited by

Francesca Piras

and Giuliana Siddi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2882 | Submission Open

Keywords: wildlife; wild animal; antimicrobial resistance; transmission; spread; One Health

Recent Developments in Antimicrobial Resistance Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Therapy for Clinically Relevant Bacteria

edited by

Georgios Meletis

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2413 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance mechanisms; antimicrobial resistance detection; antimicrobial resistance epidemiology; antimicrobial treatment; MDR; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Acinetobacter baumannii; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; MRSA; VRE

Plant-Based Strategies for the Removal and Degradation of Antibiotics from the Environment

edited by

Giancarlo Angeles Flores

and

Paola Angelini

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2317 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotics; ARGs; phytoremediation; rhizosphere; plant– microbe interactions; biodegradation; detoxification; environmental pollution; resistance mitigation; sustainable remediation

Antibiotic Resistance in Geriatric Emergency Patients: Challenges and Strategies for Optimal Management

edited by

Sung Jin Bae

and

Dong-Hoon Lee

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2193 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotic resistance; geriatric emergency medicine; antimicrobial stewardship; multidrug-resistant organisms

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

Molecular Characterization of Gram-Negative Bacteria: Antimicrobial Resistance, Virulence and Epidemiology, 2nd Edition

edited by

Theodoros Karampatakis

and

Katerina Tsergouli

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2077 | Submission Open

Keywords: Gram-negative bacteria; virulence factors; antimicrobial resistance; molecular epidemiology; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Acinetobacter baumannii

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

Mastitis: Causative Agents, Drug Resistance, and Treatment Approaches—2nd Edition

edited by

Amira A. Moawad

Hosny El-Adawy

and Heinrich Neubauer

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1964 | Submission Open

Keywords: mastitis; etiology; multi-drug resistance; alternative bovine mastitis treatment; WGS

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

Antibiotic Resistance in Agricultural Environments: Emergence, Drivers and Mitigation

edited by

Guyue Cheng

and Juan Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1561 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotic resistance (AMR); animal husbandry; environmental resistome; livestock microbiome; co-selection; agricultural environments; One Health; antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs); heavy metals; selective pressures

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

Advanced Antimicrobial and Bioactive Coatings for Broad-Spectrum Protection

edited by

José Roberto Souza Almeida Leite

and

Andreanne Gomes Vasconcelos

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1542 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial coatings; bioactive surfaces; smart coatings for health; broad-spectrum antimicrobial materials; nanotechnology in antimicrobial coatings; disinfectant-compatible coatings; surface functionalization for microbial control; sustainable antimicrobial strategies

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

Successful Antimicrobial Stewardship Approaches to Address Nosocomial Infections, 2nd Edition

edited by

Eduardo Rodríguez-Noriega

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1046 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacterial; resistance; antimicrobial; stewardship

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

Marine-Derived Antibiotics

edited by

Ines Mancini

and

Andrea Defant

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 803 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine natural products; structural characterization; improved production of bioactive secondary metabolites; organic synthesis; structure– activity relationship (SAR); pathogen bacteria inhibition; antibiofilm activity; computational analysis; drug discovery; drug delivery systems

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

The Discovery of Novel Beta-Lactams and Beta-Lactamase Inhibitors

edited by

Caitlyn Thomas

and

Juhee Ahn

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 660 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotic resistance; β -lactam antibiotics; β -lactamase inhibitors; drug discovery; metallo-β -lactamases; serine-β -lactamase

Feature Reviews in Antibiotic Therapy for Infectious Diseases 2026

edited by

Karolina Akinosoglou

and

Mehran Monchi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 509 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotic resistance; antibiotic therapy; infectious diseases; novel antimicrobial agents; alternative therapeutic strategies; antibiotic prescribing; antimicrobial stewardship

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

Antimicrobial Stewardship in Older Adults

edited by Elisa Fabbri

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 464 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial stewardship; older adults; antimicrobial treatment

(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, Second Edition

edited by

Violeta Popovici

Emma Adriana Ozon

Andreea Letitia Arsene

and

Verginica Schroder

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 463 | 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)

New Approaches to the Treatment and Prevention of Fungal Infections

edited by

Célia Fortuna Rodrigues

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 351 | Submission Open

Keywords: biofilms; AMR; antifungals; infections; alternative treatment

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

Biosynthesis, Antimicrobial Activity, and Therapeutics Development of Novel Peptides

edited by

Jiajun Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 344 | Submission Open

Keywords: peptide biosynthesis; novel antimicrobial peptides; antibiotic resistance; improvement of biological stability; optimization of drug delivery systems; immune regulation; AI-driven peptide design; innovation in the field of biomedicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antimicrobial Peptides)

Advances in Antibiotic Synergy and Combination Therapy for Multidrug-Resistant Infections

edited by

Vasiliki Koumaki

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 289 | Submission Open

Keywords: multidrug-resistant (MDR); synergistic antibiotic combinations; novel antibiotic pairings; phage– antibiotic synergy; pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic modeling

Novel Antimicrobial Agents for Treatment of Staphylococcus aureus Infections

edited by

William Schwan

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 269 | Submission Open

Keywords: Staphylococcus aureus; novel antimicrobials; antibiotics; new mechanism of action

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

Antimicrobial Agents Targeting Biofilms

edited by

Domenico Schillaci

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 267 | Submission Open

Keywords: biofim associated infections; virulence factors; antibiofilm agents

Molecular Epidemiology of Resistance Genes

edited by

Stefano Stracquadanio

Andrea Marino

and

Maddalena Calvo

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 249 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance (AMR); One Health; resistance genes; epidemiology; surveillance; horizontal gene transfer; environmental microbiology; veterinary medicine; wastewater monitoring

Strategies for Combatting Multidrug-Resistant and Extensively Drug-Resistant Bacteria, 3rd Edition

edited by

Bożena Futoma-Kołoch

and Anna Kędziora

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 218 | Submission Open

Keywords: MDR bacteria; EDR bacteria; novel antimicrobial drugs; novel therapeutical approaches against MDR; novel therapeutical approaches against EDR; guidelines; personalized microbiota; bacteriophages; autovaccine therapy; antimicrobial stewardship

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

Efflux Pumps in Bacteria: What They Do and How We Can Stop Them, 2nd Edition

edited by

Tommaso Felicetti

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 172 | Submission Open

Keywords: new antibiotics; bioactive medicinal agents; classes of antibiotics; antibiotic resistance and misuse; natural antibiotics; microbial efflux pumps; efflux pump inhibitors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiofilm Strategies)

Evolution, Dissemination and Counteraction of Last-Resort Antimicrobial Resistance in Gram-Negative Pathogens

edited by

Katarina Novović

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open

Keywords: last-resort antimicrobial resistance; gram-negative pathogens; evolutionary dynamics; horizontal gene transfer; genomic epidemiology; novel therapeutic options

Antibiotic Strategy for Ventilator-Associated Respiratory Infections

edited by

Fernando Martínez-Sagasti

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open

Keywords: ventilator-associated pneumonia; ventilator-associated tracheobronchitis; biomarkers; antimicrobial stewardship; rapid diagnostic tests; multidrug-resistant microorganisms; difficult-to-treat microorganisms; combined antibiotic treatment

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

Discovery and Design of New Antimicrobial Agents, 2nd Edition

edited by

Jean Michel Brunel

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 194 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial agents; fight resistance; new design; structure– activity relationships (SARs)

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

Surveillance and Molecular Diagnosis of Antimicrobial-Resistant Pathogens: From Laboratory to Clinical Practice

edited by Neena Kanwar

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 286 | Submission Open

Keywords: clinical microbiology; molecular diagnostics; infectious disease epidemiology; antimicrobial susceptibility; microbial culture

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

Gram-Positive Cocci: Antimicrobial Resistance, Treatment, Susceptibility, and New Therapeutic Options

edited by

Felipe Piedade Gonçalves Neves

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 649 | Submission Open

Keywords: Streptococcus spp.; Enterococcus spp.; Staphylococcus spp.; antimicrobial resistance; molecular epidemiology; new therapeutic options

From Epidemiology to Intervention: Addressing the Spread of Multidrug-Resistant Microorganisms

edited by

Silvia Di Lodovico

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 237 | Submission Open

Keywords: multidrug-resistant microorganisms; antimicrobial resistance; epidemiological surveillance; infection prevention and control; antimicrobial stewardship; one health; public health interventions

From Detection to Treatment: Navigating Urinary Tract Infections with Antibiotics

edited by

Eleonora Nicolai

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 23523 | Submission Open

Advancing and Standardising Antimicrobial Susceptibility and Resistance Detection Methodology

edited by

Owen B. Spiller

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 17061 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial susceptibility testing; resistance screening; rapid diagnostics; clinical; veterinary; environmental; validation

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

Advancing the Discovery and Development of New Antibiotics through Drug Repurposing

edited by Songping Huang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 16411 | Submission Open

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

Antibiotic Resistance in Wastewater Treatment Plants

edited by Qingbin Yuan

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13876 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotic resistance genes; wastewater treatment; one health; distribution and removal of ARGs; horizontal gene transfer

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

Multitalented Synthetic Antimicrobial Compounds: From Design to Effect

edited by

Tsz Tin Yu

and

Maria Fernanda N. N. Carvalho

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13348 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; antibiotic development; the design of antimicrobial compounds; the synthesis of antimicrobial compounds; medicinal chemistry; bioorganic chemistry; antimicrobial properties; the mechanisms of antimicrobial activity; bioinorganic

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

Natural Peptides to Combat Conventional Antibiotic Resistance

edited by

Christopher Shaw

Tianbao Chen

and

Lei Wang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 13000 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial peptide; peptide modification; antibiotic resistance; structure– activity relationship; membrane selectivity; resistant strains

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antimicrobial Peptides)

The Antimicrobial Resistance in the Food Chain

edited by

Irene Dini

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12042 | Submission Open

Keywords: food safety; foodborne pathogens; pathways of antimicrobial resistance; antibiotic resistance; phenotypic analyses; molecular analyses; regulatory guidelines; food chemistry

Global Strategies for Antimicrobial Surveillance: Country, Regional and Global Perspectives

edited by

Gustavo Horacio Marin

and Gabriel Levy-Hara

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11037 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial; stewardship; resistance; consumption; use

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

Biofilm-Associated Oral Diseases: Advances in Diagnosis and Challenges in Treatment

edited by

Naiera Zayed

and Cher Farrugia

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7687 | Submission Open

Keywords: oral diseases; oral biofilms; host– biofilm interactions; novel antimicrobial strategies; molecular dynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiofilm Strategies)

Clostridioides difficile Infection, 3rd Edition

edited by

Guido Granata

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7674 | Submission Open

Keywords: Clostridioides difficile; Clostridioides difficile infection recurrence; antimicrobial use; host and microbiota interaction; CDI

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

Innovations in Plant-Based Antibiotic and Antiviral Agents

edited by

Margherita-Gabriella De Biasi

and

Irene Dini

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7136 | Submission Open

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

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

Neonatal Infection: Antibiotics for Prevention and Treatment

edited by Cinzia Auriti and Maria Paola Ronchetti

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6830 | Submission Open

Keywords: neonatal infections; neonatal sepsis; sepsis definition; antibiotics in newborns; antibiotic stewardship; sepsis biomarkers; sepsis diagnosis in newborns; epidemiology of neonatal infections; fungal invasive infections

Antifungal Strategies: Epidemiological Approaches, Mechanisms and Resistance in Fungal Pathogens

edited by

Erick Martinez-Herrera

Rodolfo Pinto-Almazán

and

Carmen Rodríguez-Cerdeira

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6820 | Submission Open

Keywords: antifungal strategies; epidemiology; antifungal resistance; antifungal mechanisms; resistance genes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungi and Their Metabolites)

Diagnostics and Antibiotic Therapy in Bone and Joint Infections

edited by Sebastian Meller and Stavros Goumenos

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5456 | Submission Open

Keywords: bone and joint infections; osteomyelitis; implant-related infections; diagnostics; antimicrobials; antibiotic therapy; PJI management; surgical site antisepsis; local antibiotic therapy; diagnostic biomarkers; multidisciplinary infection management; outcome analysis after musculoskeletal infection

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

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