Eco-Friendly Biobased Products Used in Microbial Diseases

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.

Table of 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

José Ribamar Costa Ferreira-Neto, Éderson Akio Kido, Flávia Figueira Aburjaile, Manassés Daniel da Silva, Marislane Carvalho Paz de Souza and Ana Maria Benko-Iseppon

2. Natural Products from the Amazon Region as Potential Antimicrobials

Josiane E. A. Silva, Iasmin L. D. Paranatinga, Elaine C. P. Oliveira, Silvia K. S. Escher, Ananda S. Antonio, Leandro S. Nascimento, Patricia P. Orlandi and Valdir F. Veiga-Júnior

3. Selective Antimicrobial Agents from Terrestrial Plants: A Hope in the Battle of Infection

Fadia S. Youssef and Mohamed L. Ashour

4. Antimicrobial Activity of Extracts and Fractions of Ximenia americana L. (Olacaceae)

Valdiléia Teixeira Uchôa, Mahendra Rai, Gilmânia Francisca Sousa Carvalho, Herbert Gonzaga Sousa, Patrícia e Silva Alves and Renata da Silva Carneiro

5. Spices as Eco-friendly Microbicides: From Kitchen to Clinic

Sahadeo D. Patil

6. Biobased Products for Viral Diseases

Gleice Ribeiro Orasmo, Giovanna Morghanna Barbosa do Nascimento, Maria Gabrielly de Alcântara Oliveira and Jéssica Missilany da Costa

7. Brazilian Medicinal Plant Extracts with Antimicrobial Action Against Microorganisms that Cause Foodborne Diseases

Luiza Helena da Silva Martins, Sabrina Baleixo da Silva, Carissa Michelle Goltara Bichara, Johnnat Rocha Allan de Oliveira, Adilson Ferreira Santos Filho, Rafaela Cristina Barata Alves, Andrea Komesu and Mahendra Rai

8. Recent Discoveries of Natural Products as Antimicrobial Alternatives for Bovine Mastitis Treatment

Pâmella B. A. Domingues, João Paulo L. Morgado, Maria Aparecida S. Moreira, Valdir F. Veiga-Júnior and Fábio A. Pieri

9. Plant-based Nanomaterials and their Antimicrobial Activity

Mayuri Napagoda, Priyalatha Madhushanthi, Dharani Wanigasekara and Sanjeeva Witharana

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

Lívia Maria Batista Vilela, Carlos André dos Santos-Silva, Ricardo Salas Roldan-Filho, Pollyanna Michelle da Silva, Marx de Oliveira Lima, José Rafael da Silva Araújo, Wilson Dias de Oliveira, Suyane de Deus e Melo, Madson Allan de Luna Aragão, Thiago Henrique Napoleão, Patrícia Maria Guedes Paiva, Ana Christina Brasileiro-Vidal and Ana Maria Benko-Iseppon

11. Plant-Based Essential Oils in The Treatment of Microbial Infections

Hercília Maria Lins Rolim, Alessandra Braga Ribeiro, Monalisa de Alencar Lucena, Andressa Barros Ibiapina and Thais Cruz Ramalho

12. Terpenes: A Source of Novel Antimicrobials, Applications and Recent Advances

Nawal M. Al Musayeib, Musarat Amina and Farah Maqsood

Section III: Biobased Antimicrobials from Mushrooms and Microbial Sources

13. Streptomyces: A Potential Source of Natural Antimicrobial Drug Leads

Mahmoud A. Elfaky, Hanaa Nasr, Ilham Touiss and Mohamed L. Ashour

14. Impact of Endosymbionts on Antimicrobial Properties of Medicinal Plants

Flávia Figueira Aburjaile, José Ribamar Costa Ferreira-Neto, Thamara de Medeiros Azevedo, Juan Carlos Ariute, Jéssica Barboza da Silva, Roberta Lane de Oliveira Silva, Valesca Pandolfi and Ana Maria Benko-Iseppon

15. Potential of Mycochemicals in the Prevention and Control of Microbial Diseases

V. O. Oyetayo and C. O. Ogidi

16. Potential Activity of Mushrooms Against Viruses: Current Trends and Perspectives

Denise Grotto, Erika Leão Ajala Caetano, Raquel Andrade Leite Vieira, Fernanda Gomes Leite, Nathália Roberta Cardoso Mendes Castanho and Angela Faustino Jozala