Eco-Friendly Biobased Products Used in Microbial Diseases

Dr. Mahendra Rai is presently a visiting Professor at the Department of Microbiology, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun, Poland. Formerly he was Professor and Head of department of Biotechnology, SGB Amravati University, Maharashtra state, India. He was a visiting scientist at the University of Geneva, Debrecen University, Hungary; University of Campinas, Brazil; VSB Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic, and National University of Rosario, Argentina, and University of Sao Paulo. He has published more than 425 research papers in national and international journals. In addition, he has edited/authored more than 62 books and 6 patents. Recently, he has been featured in Stanford's list of top 2% scientists under Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. Dr. Chistiane M. Feitosa is a Professor at the Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Piaui, Teresina, Brazil. Her research areas include pharmacology, natural products and their secondary metabolites with the potential for treatment of neurodegenerative diseases and antimicrobials. She has published more than 55 research papers in national and international journals. In addition, she has edited/authored more than 12 books /chapters from eminent publishers like CRC press/ Taylor and Francis and also 5 patents.

• 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