Human safety and well-being is threatened by microbes causing numerous infectious
diseases resulting in a large number of deaths every year. Despite substantial progress in …

Background With the increasing rate of antibiotic resistance in Acinetobacter, the World
Health Organization introduced the carbapenem-resistant isolates in the priority pathogens …

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections present a serious challenge
because of the emergence of resistance to numerous conventional antibiotics. Due to their …

Traditional methods employed to discover new antibiotics are both a time-consuming and
financially-taxing venture. This has led researchers to mine existing libraries of clinical …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) represent a promising therapeutic alternative for the
treatment of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections. The present study investigates the …

Lyme disease is a tick-borne, multi-systemic disease, caused by the bacterium Borrelia
burgdorferi. Though antibiotics are used as a primary treatment, relapse often occurs after …

Medical device related infections are a significant and growing source of morbidity and
mortality. Biofilm formation is a common feature of medical device infections that is not …

Canine superficial pyoderma (CSP) is a bacterial infection secondary to several skin
diseases of the dog. Staphylococcus pseudintermedius, which is a commensal bacterium of …

Background: The urge for the development and manufacture of new and effective
antimicrobial agents is particularly demanding especially in the present scenario of …

Cationic antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are essential components of the innate immune
system, offering protection against invading pathogenic bacteria. In nature, AMPs serve as …