Bioactive Compounds in Microbial Communities and Non-target Organisms
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Bioactives and Nutraceuticals".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 December 2024 | Viewed by 2428
Special Issue Editors
Interests: microorganisms; antimicrobials; ecotoxicity; environmental bioindicators; antibiotic resistance
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Interests: microorganisms; antimicrobials; ecotoxicity; environmental bioindicators; antibiotic resistance
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
According to the WHO, resistance to commercial antibiotics is one of the great challenges facing humanity in this century. Therefore, the search for new antimicrobial products and strategies that minimize the impacts of antibiotics on the environment and, as a result, their toxicity and dispersion of resistance genes is of great interest.
This Special Issue focuses on molecules and compounds with antimicrobial activity on microbial communities with clinical, veterinary, or agri-food applications and/or their ability to generate resistance. Also of interest is the study of the environmental impact of these compounds on water and soil communities, as well as on other non-target bioindicator organisms.
We welcome submissions of original research and review articles about the following topics:
- Molecules and compounds (or combinations of both) with antimicrobial activity in microbial communities of clinical, veterinary, or agri-food interest.
- Ecotoxicity studies of molecules, compounds, or combinations of both with antimicrobial bioactivity in microbial communities of water and soil.
- Resistance studies in microbial communities of new molecules, products, or combinations of both with antimicrobial properties.
Dr. María Rosa Pino-Otín
Dr. Elisa Langa
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- antimicrobial
- environmental microbial communities
- ecotoxicity
- antibiotic resistance
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