Antimicrobial and Anti-biofilm Potentials of Plant Extracts, Natural Products and Their Formulations
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2024 | Viewed by 86
Special Issue Editors
Interests: natural antimicrobials; anti-biofilm strategies; bacterial pathogens; anti-microbial resistance; medical microbiology
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Interests: antimicrobials; anti-biofilm strategies; drug delivery systems; formulations; lipid-based nanoparticles
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Anti-microbial resistance (AMR) is a global health issue, declared by the World Health Organization as one of the top ten global public health threats facing humanity. The AMR phenomenon is also linked to the capability of microorganisms to live in a polymicrobial community called biofilm which represents a survival strategy to promote long-term successful infection. The currently used antimicrobials are becoming ineffective; therefore, there is a huge effort to find new antimicrobials capable of eradicating microbial biofilms, avoiding the increase in drug-resistant bacteria. Plant extracts and natural products represent a source of compounds which can be studied biologically and chemically to bring to light bioactive compounds endowed with antimicrobial and anti-biofilm activities. Furthermore, new drug delivery technologies can be used to improve biological activities, as well as the physio-chemical properties, overcoming pharmacokinetic issues.
The purpose of this Special Issue is to provide a platform to showcase the most recent advances in new antimicrobial and anti-biofilm approaches based on natural products and their extracts, as well as their formulations. As part of the Special Issue, we encourage the submission of original research papers, short communications and reviews describing new antimicrobial and anti-biofilm strategies to overcome the AMR phenomenon.
Dr. Valentina Puca
Dr. Marilisa Pia Dimmito
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- antimicrobials
- natural products
- anti-biofilm strategies
- anti-microbial resistance
- drug delivery
- formulations
