The problem of drug resistance due to long-term use of antibiotics has been a concern for
years. As this problem grows worse, infections caused by multiple bacteria are expanding …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are promising novel antibiotics since they have shown
antimicrobial activity against a wide range of bacterial species, including multiresistant …

The increasing onset of multidrug-resistant bacteria has propelled microbiology research
towards antimicrobial peptides as new possible antibiotics from natural sources …

Antimicrobial peptides constitute one of the most promising alternatives to antibiotics since
they could be used to treat bacterial infections, especially those caused by multidrug …

The growth of pathogens across the globe is developing at a very fast rate, thus turning into
a worldwide health problem. Since, current treatment alternatives have failed to a large …

Analysis of a Selected Set of Antimicrobial Peptides The rapid emergence of resistance to
classical antibiotics has increased the interest in novel antimicrobial compounds …

Microbial resistance to antibiotics is an ancient and dynamic issue that has brought a
situation reminiscent of the pre-antibiotic era to the limelight. Currently, antibiotic resistance …

Life-threatening infectious diseases are on their way to cause a worldwide crisis, as treating
them effectively is becoming increasingly difficult due to the emergence of antibiotic resistant …

This article highlights new members, novel mechanisms of action, new functions, and
interesting applications of antimicrobial peptides reported in 2014. As of December 2014 …

Highlights•Antibiotic resistance is a serious problem of our era.•Antimicrobial peptides are
important templates for developing new antibiotics.•Both peptide discovery and application …