Fungal natural products and their effects have been known to humankind for hundreds of
years. For example, toxic ergot alkaloids produced by filamentous fungi growing on rye …

Antibacterial drugs face increasing challenges due to drug resistance and adverse
reactions, which has created a pressing need for the discovery and development of novel …

Microbial natural products are the origin of most of the antibiotics on the market today.
However, research in antibiotics and natural products has declined significantly during the …

Plant polyphenols are a potential source of new antimicrobial molecules against bacteria
because most newly developed antimicrobial agents do not improve the clinical …

Highlights•Bioactivity-based discovery has yielded an array of new antibacterial compounds
and targets.•Exploiting phenotypic determinants and intraspecies and interspecies …

The surge of resistant food pathogens is a major threat worldwide. Previous research
conducted on phytochemicals has shown their antibacterial activity against pathogenic …

Plants have been used for thousands of years to flavor and conserve food, to treat health
disorders and to prevent diseases including epidemics. The knowledge of their healing …

Plants have been an integral part of the ancient culture of India, China and Egypt as a
medicine, and their importance even dates back to the Neanderthal period. Historically, a …

The huge challenge posed by antibiotic resistance would be well served by the discovery
and development of a new wave of antibacterial drugs. Natural products have been the …

Background Infectious diseases are the leading cause of death in 21 st century due to
antimicrobial resistance and scarcity of new molecules to undertake rising infections. There …