Novel Antimicrobial Agents
A section of Antibiotics (ISSN 2079-6382).
Section Information
Welcome to the Novel Antimicrobial Agents section. This section intends to cover and publish all aspects related to new antimicrobials. This section includes, but is not limited to, new antimicrobials, its modifications, new sources of antimicrobials, antimicrobial detection methods and alternative uses of antimicrobials, such as preservatives.
New uses or applications of common antimicrobials are welcome, as well as biological fight as the use of fagos or probiotic bacteria to control pathogenic bacterial populations everywhere, or even the use of new genomic tools to fight against pathogenic bacteria, including new mechanisms of antimicrobial action or mechanisms with effect against virulence factors of bacteria, as is the biofilm formation control.
Moreover, it welcomes reports on synergistic treatments which can increase the power of classical antimicrobials or enlarge the range of microorganisms covered. Likewise, the bacterial resistance development and resistance determinants to new compounds or the bacteria behavior regarding antimicrobial strategies are also in the scope of the section as well as the fight against multidrug resistant bacteria.
Finally, in the COVID-19 era, great attention is now being dedicated to the fight against viruses, particularly COVID-19, with new compounds or strategies to fight against the survival of these agents, or as therapeutic alternatives. This wide scope can attract a lot of new and exciting ideas for a better control of microorganisms in a densely populated world.
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- New Methodologies of Antibiotic Therapy: Drug Design and Diagnostic Tools (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Multitalented Synthetic Antimicrobial Compounds: From Design to Effect (Deadline: 1 December 2024)
- Synthetic and Natural Products-Based Antimicrobial and Antiparasitic Agents (Deadline: 1 December 2024)
- Design and Discovery of New Antibacterial Agents: Past, Evolution, and Perspectives (Deadline: 15 December 2024)
- Next Generation Antibiotics: Discoveries, Promises and Challenges (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Novel Approaches for the Treatment of Antimicrobial-Resistant Pathogens (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Discovery and Design of New Antimicrobial Agents (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Advancing the Discovery and Development of New Antibiotics through Drug Repurposing (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Small Molecules in the Search of Novel Antimicrobials and Antifungals (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Nanotechnology for Antimicrobials in Medicine and Agriculture, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 15 January 2025)
- Green Antimicrobials in Biomedical Engineering: Recent Advances Proposal (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Ionic Liquids as Novel Antimicrobial Agents (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Antimicrobial Activity of Extracts from Plants, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 25 February 2025)
- Honey: Antimicrobial and Anti-infective Function (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Antimicrobial Applications of Green Nanotechnology in Biomedicine and the Environment (Deadline: 10 March 2025)
- Discovery and Development of the Novel Antimicrobial Agent—2nd Volume (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: New Strategies to Overcome Antibiotic Resistance (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Innovative Antimicrobial Strategies to Combat Antibiotic Resistance (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Microbial Natural Products as a Source of Novel Antimicrobials, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 5 April 2025)
- Nanotechnology-Based Antimicrobials and Drug Delivery Systems (Deadline: 15 April 2025)
- Discovery and Synthesis of Antimicrobial Compounds against Multidrug Resistance (Deadline: 15 April 2025)
- Antimicrobials Agents: Latest Advances and Prospects (Deadline: 20 April 2025)
- The Discovery of Novel Antimicrobial Agents to Combat Infections (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Innovations in Antibacterial Agents: Combating Resistance, Improving Efficacy and Exploring New Mechanisms (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- New Approaches in Antimicrobial Drug Discovery and Design (Deadline: 10 May 2025)
- What’s New: Natural and Synthetic Antibacterials and/or Agents with Multiple Activities? (3rd Edition) (Deadline: 15 May 2025)
- Natural Compounds as Antimicrobial Agents, 3rd Edition (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Antibacterial Compounds (Deadline: 15 June 2025)
- Antimicrobial Activities of Bioactive Components from Honeybee Products (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Discovery and Development of Novel Antibacterial Agents—2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 August 2025)