New Insights in Antibiotic Resistance/Tolerance
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026 | Viewed by 2
Special Issue Editor
Interests: biofilm; innovative antimicrobial strategies; Helicobacter pylori; chronic wound infections
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Today, the problem of antibiotic resistance is a global issue, and scientific research and insights are crucial to propose effective strategic plans. In the proposed Special Issue, we aim to highlight new strategies to counteract this emergence in a One Health vision, including the concept of antibiotic tolerance (biofilm, microbial dormancy, etc.) within the concept of antibiotic resistance. In this Special Issue, we aim to collate studies on molecular aspects of innovative agents and their mode of action focusing also on resistant and tolerant forms of microorganisms, emphasizing the molecular mechanisms involved—such as altered membrane permeability, efflux pump activation, target site modification, and quorum sensing regulation—which contribute to both resistance and tolerance phenomena.
We particularly encourage the following topics:
- Development and application of novel antimicrobial agents and their mode of action;
- New delivery systems, OMVs, nanotechnology, and their possible mode of action;
- Studies of synergisms between innovative antibacterial compounds and traditional drugs;
- Multidisciplinary approaches combining microbiology, chemical technology, and chemical designs.
We encourage the submission of scientific papers that can truly provide innovative input to combat antibiotic resistance in various fields.
We warmly invite members of the scientific community who are in this field to share their research through this Special Issue of the International Journal of Molecular Sciences.
Dr. Mara Di Giulio
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- antibiotic resistance
- biofilm
- innovative antimicrobial strategies and compounds
- synergistic actions
- One Health
- bacterial tolerant phenotypes
- resistant pathogenic microorganisms
- mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance
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