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New Natural Products as Candidates for the Discovery of Antimicrobial Drugs

edited by

Maya Zaharieva

and

Hristo Najdenski

submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 96 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; antimicrobial mechanisms and strategies; combination effects; clinical applicability; in silico; in vitro and in vivo models; infection control

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

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 50 | 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)

Antibiotic Resistance in Hospital-Acquired Infections

edited by Andreea-Loredana Golli,

Ovidiu Zlatian

and

Alice Elena Ghenea

submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 4 | 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)

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 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6714 | 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 135 | 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 96 | 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)

Genomic Analysis of Antimicrobial Drug-Resistant Bacteria

edited by

Maria Rosario Rodicio

and

Carlos Rodriguez-Lucas

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5313 | 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)

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 1958 | 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 | Viewed by 136 | Submission Open

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

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 113 | 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 86 | Submission Open

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

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

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

edited by

Hongping Wei

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 69 | Submission Open

Keywords: lysin; bacteriophage; antibiotic resistance; antimicrobial

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacteriophages)

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 | Viewed by 58 | 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)

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

edited by

Bing Li

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 46 | Submission Open

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

Ionic Liquids as Novel Antimicrobial Agents

edited by

Patrick-Julian Mester

and Tomasz Cłapa

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 40 | Submission Open

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

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

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 33 | Submission Open

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

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 | Viewed by 30 | Submission Open

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

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 27 | 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)

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 | Viewed by 22 | 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)

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 6609 | 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)

Microbial Resistance Surveillance and Management in Food Systems

edited by

Carlos Adam Conte Júnior

and

Bruno Dutra da Silva

submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 113 | 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)

Tracking Reservoirs of Antimicrobial Resistance Genes in Environment

edited by

Mor Nadia Lurie-Weinberger

and

Dror Avisar

submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 111 | 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)

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 6330 | 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)

Present and Future of Antibiotic Treatment for Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae

edited by

Dafne Bongiorno

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 244 | 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)

Antibiotic-Associated Dysbiosis and Management

edited by

Yuseok Moon

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open

Keywords: dysbiosis; antibiotics; immunity; microbiota; intervention

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infections in Animals

edited by

John B. Kaneene

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Submission Open

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

Antimicrobial Peptides: An Emerging Hope in the Era of New Infections and Resistance

edited by

Piyush Baindara

and

Marisa Di Pietro

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9330 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial peptides; antimicrobial resistance; infectious diseases; antibacterial; antifungal; immunomodulatory properties; therapeutics; evolution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antimicrobial Peptides)

Diagnosis and Antimicrobial Therapy of Osteoarticular Infection

edited by Janet D. Conway

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2870 | Submission Open

Keywords: bone infection; joint infection; periprosthetic joint infection; orthopaedic infection; orthopedic infection

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

Biofilm Formation and Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus

edited by

Harshad Lade

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 278 | Submission Open

Keywords: biofilm formation in S. aureus; antimicrobial resistance; Staphylococcus aureus; biofilm formation; antibiofilm

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiofilm Strategies)

Antimicrobial Susceptibility and Clinical Findings of Anaerobic Bacteria, 2nd Edition

edited by

Fernando Cobo

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobials; anaerobes; clinical features; MALDI-TOF MS; molecular methods

Infection and Treatment of Antibiotic-Resistant ESKAPE Pathogens

edited by

Peng Gao

and Jie Shen

submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 199 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotics; alternatives; anti-virulence; antibiotic adjuvant; pathogen-specific agent; vaccine; bacteriophage; microbiome modulator; anti-biofilm; lysin; materials; nanoparticles

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

Preventing Antimicrobial Resistance in Hospitals: Infection Control and Antibiotic Use

edited by Dorota Pastuszak-Lewandoska,

Filip Bielec

and Małgorzata Brauncajs

submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open

Keywords: clinical antibiotic use; hospital infection control; healthcare-associated infections; resistance mitigation strategies; alternative therapies; antibiotic stewardship; molecular mechanisms of AMR; new therapeutic combinations of antibiotics; antimicrobial synergy

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

Discovery and Development of the Novel Antimicrobial Agent—2nd Volume

edited by

Zeinab Khalil

submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 13 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotics; bacteria; fungi; plants; multidrug-resistant pathogens; natural products; mode of action; mechanism of action; drug target; drug development

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

Epidemiology and Mechanism of Bacterial Resistance to Antibiotics

edited by

Gabriela Loredana Popa

and

Mircea Ioan Popa

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6937 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-drug resistant (MDR); classic and molecular epidemiology; plasmids; resistance gene

The Antimicrobial Resistance in the Food Chain

edited by

Irene Dini

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open

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

Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship in Primary Care Setting: From Understanding to Informing Interventions

edited by Amanj Kurdi

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; antimicrobial stewardship; primary care; knowledge; attitudes and practices; antimicrobial stewardship interventions

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

A Themed Issue in Honor of Professor Helen Giamarellou—Outstanding Contributions in the Fields of Antimicrobial Resistance and Difficult-to-Treat Resistance Pathogens

edited by Konstantinos Pontikis

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotic stewardship; nosocomial infections; infection control; epidemiology of resistance plus in vitro investigation of underlying resistance mechanisms; infections in the ICU; neutropenic host infections; indicated therapeutic approach of MDR and XDR gram-negative infections; pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics of newer antimicrobial agents

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

Emerging Challenges in Food Safety: Addressing Antimicrobial Resistance, Virulence Factors, and Biofilm Formation in Food-Borne Pathogens

edited by

Liora Mihaela Colobățiu

, Marian Mihaiu and

Zorita Diaconeasa

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 44 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; food-borne pathogens; food safety; virulence factors; biofilm formation; resistance genes; food production; public health; molecular epidemiology; infection control

Antibiotic and Antiparasitic Resistance in Veterinary Clinical Settings

edited by

Daphne Lianou

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 41 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal; cattle; cat; dog; goat; horse; pig; poultry; sheep; therapeutics; treatment; veterinary; wildlife

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

Innovative Antimicrobial Strategies to Combat Antibiotic Resistance

edited by

Chenxi Huang

and

Xiaohong Wang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 4 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanotechnology applications; diagnostic strategies; phages-mediated strategies; foodborne pathogens; antibiotics; antimicrobial; multi-drug resistance; biocontrol

Rapid Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing

edited by Ahmad Salman and Itshak Lapidot

submission deadline 15 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 226 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacterial infection; antibiotic; multi-drug resistance; bacterial susceptibility to antimicrobials; bacterial culturing; spectroscopy; machine learning

Antibiotic Resistance in Wastewater Treatment Plants

edited by Qingbin Yuan

submission deadline 15 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 8 | 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 Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship)

Innovations in Antibacterial Agents: Combating Resistance, Improving Efficacy and Exploring New Mechanisms

edited by

Rok Frlan

and

Martina Hrast

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1092 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug design; synthesis of novel antibacterial agents; computational chemistry; repurposing of drugs; novel antibacterial mechanisms

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

Staphylococcus aureus Skin and Soft Tissue Infections Pathogenesis and Therapeutic Approaches, 2nd Edition

edited by

Marisa I. Gómez

Cintia González

and Constanza Giai

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 174 | Submission Open

Keywords: Staphylococcus aureus; pathogenesis; skin; skin and soft tissue infections; antimicrobial resistance; adaptation; host response

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

The One Health Action Plan against Antimicrobial Resistance

edited by

Anna Maria Spagnolo

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 163 | Submission Open

Keywords: one health approach; antimicrobial resistance; healthcare-associated infections; food contamination; environment and antibiotic resistance; surveillance; prevention and control

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

Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Efficacy of Essential Oils

edited by

Mijat Božović

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 75 | Submission Open

Keywords: essential oils; chemical analysis; extraction methods; antimicrobial activity; antioxidant potential

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

Recent Advances in Efflux Pump Inhibitors and Their Role in Combatting Multidrug Resistance

edited by

László Orosz

and

Spengler Gabriella

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open

Keywords: multidrug resistance; multidrug efflux pump; efflux pump inhibitor (EPI); accumulation assay; efflux assay; fluorochromes; ethidium bromide; quorum sensing; biofilm

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

Antibacterial, Antibiofilm and Anti-virulence Activity Research of Both Natural and Synthetic Products, 2nd Edition

edited by

Eliana De Gregorio

and

Anna Esposito

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2243 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial agent; antibiofilm agent; synergy between new antimicrobial products and conventional antibiotics; anti-virulence agent; mechanism of drug action; repurposing of approved drugs as antibacterial agent; biofilms; virulence factors

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

Challenges and Strategies for the Antibiotic Resistance Crisis

edited by

Manuel Simões

and

Marc Maresca

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 40 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotics stewardship; antimicrobial use; antibiotics resistance; novel antimicrobial agents; multidisciplinary antimicrobial strategies; antibiotic clinical studies; artificial intelligence strategies

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