Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Antimicrobial Agents

Antimicrobial agents are substances that kill or inhibit the growth of microorganisms, including antibacterials, antifungals, antivirals, and antiparasitics, used to prevent and treat infectious disease. They act through diverse mechanisms such as inhibition of cell-wall, protein, or nucleic-acid synthesis, disrupti…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 23× across the literature 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Antimicrobial agents are substances that kill or inhibit the growth of microorganisms, including antibacterials, antifungals, antivirals, and antiparasitics, used to prevent and treat infectious disease. They act through diverse mechanisms such as inhibition of cell-wall, protein, or nucleic-acid synthesis, disruption of membrane integrity, and interference with metabolic pathways, and may be derived from natural products, semi-synthetic modification, or chemical synthesis. Their effectiveness is increasingly threatened by antimicrobial resistance, making susceptibility testing, appropriate selection, and stewardship central to clinical and public-health practice. The research themes reflected here include antimicrobial stewardship and prescriber practices, situational analyses of antimicrobial resistance, and the restriction of antimicrobial usage in neonatal care. Natural-product antimicrobials feature prominently, including essential oils against spoilage and hygiene-significant yeasts, plant-extract activity against bacteria and dermatophytes, and phytochemical agents against fungal pathogens. Other work addresses surgical-site infection, the genotypic diversity of Salmonella Typhi, malaria as a driver of resistance emergence, and formulation strategies for neuroprotective agents. Across these topics, resistance containment, the discovery of new antimicrobial sources, and rational use are recurring priorities. The journal publishes peer-reviewed laboratory and clinical studies, screening reports, and reviews addressing antimicrobial agents, their mechanisms and spectra, natural-product alternatives, and the global challenge of antimicrobial resistance.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 23 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Antimicrobial Agents, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in International Journal of Antibiotic Research.

Journal editorial board
Tonmoy Debnath · Taiwan Haihong Hao · United States Tauqeer Hussain Mallhi · Australia

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