There are alarming reports of new and emerging microbial diseases. The recent emergence of COVID-19 is a burning example that has attracted global attention. Not only this, the development of multidrug resistance in microbes is frightening and thus the available antibiotics have been ineffective. Considering these facts, there is a pressing need to develop effective treatment options that are eco-friendly, biobased, and cost-effective. The present book covers the natural/bio-based products from plants, mushrooms and microbes that can be used against different microbial diseases caused by viruses, bacteria and fungi. This book would be an essential reading for students, researchers and people from pharma industries.
Key features:
• Describes the biobased natural products to combat microbial diseases.
• Examines the antimicrobial potential of mushrooms, endophytes and secondary metabolites.
• Discusses the role of defensins and terpenes in microbial diseases.
• Incorporates natural products from the Amazon for treating microbial diseases.
Author(s): Mahendra Rai, Chistiane M. Feitosa
Publisher: CRC Press/Science Publishers
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 357
City: Boca Raton
Cover
Title
Copyright
Preface
Contents
Section I Natural Products Used in Microbial Diseases
1 The Journey through the Gene: a Focus on Plant Anti-pathogenic Agents Mining in the Omics Era
2 Natural Products from the Amazon Region as Potential Antimicrobials
3 Selective Antimicrobial Agents from Terrestrial Plants A Hope in the Battle of Infection
4 Antimicrobial Activity of Extracts and Fractions of Ximenia americana L. (Olacaceae)
5 Spices as Eco-friendly Microbicides: From Kitchen to Clinic
6 Biobased Products for Viral Diseases
7 Brazilian Medicinal Plant Extracts with Antimicrobial Action Against Microorganisms that Cause Foodborne Diseases
8 Recent Discoveries of Natural Products as Antimicrobial Alternatives for Bovine Mastitis Treatment
9 Plant-based Nanomaterials and their Antimicrobial Activity
Section II Biobased Metabolites Used in Microbial Diseases
10 Approaches for Identification and Validation of Antimicrobial Compounds of Plant Origin—A Long Way from the Field to the Market
11 Plant-Based Essential Oils in The Treatment of Microbial Infections
12 Terpenes: A Source of Novel Antimicrobials, Applications and Recent Advances
Section III: Biobased Antimicrobials from Mushrooms and Microbial Sources
13 Streptomyces: A Potential Source of Natural Antimicrobial Drug Leads
14 Impact of Endosymbionts on Antimicrobial Properties of Medicinal Plants
15 Potential of Mycochemicals in the Prevention and Control of Microbial Diseases
16 Potential Activity of Mushrooms Against Viruses: Current Trends and Perspectives
Index
Editors Biography
