2021
Overview
The production of antibiotics is the process by which antibiotic compounds are generated, ranging from their natural biosynthesis by microorganisms such as bacteria and fungi to their large-scale manufacture for medical use. Many antibiotics are produced by microbes as part of their natural chemistry, and these can be harvested, refined, or chemically modified to create therapeutic agents. Modern production also includes fermentation, semisynthesis, and fully synthetic methods used to obtain antibiotics in the quantities and purities required for clinical application. Within antibiotic research, the study of antibiotic production spans the biology of the organisms that make these compounds, the conditions that favor their synthesis, and the methods used to scale up and purify them. Understanding how antibiotics are produced is fundamental to discovering new agents and to maintaining a reliable supply of existing ones. This area connects to broader questions in the field, including how natural microbial products are identified and developed and how production can be improved or made more sustainable. As a discipline, antibiotic research treats production as an essential link between the natural origins of antimicrobial compounds and their availability as medicines. This page gathers peer-reviewed, open-access research relevant to the production of antibiotics.
Research published in this journal
4 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.
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2018
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How this research is being cited
The 4 articles above have been cited 2 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.
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2023 · Revista Brasileira de Inovação
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2023 · Revista Brasileira de Inovação
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