Section I The Mechanisms and Spread of Antimicrobial Resistance1. Antimicrobial resistance: a global problem with limited answersVinay KumarDepartment of Biotechnology,Modern college, Ganeshkhind, Pune, India; &Department of Environmental Sciences, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Ganeshkhind, Pune, IndiaEmail:
[email protected]2. Antimicrobial resistance in ESKAPE pathogens: an overviewNitaya IndrawattanaDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology,Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University,Bangkok, ThailandEmail:
[email protected] PardesiDepartment of Microbiology,Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, IndiaEmail:
[email protected]3. Antimicrobial resistance: from hospital settings to the environmentZulqarnain BalochCollege of Veterinary Medicine,South China Agricultural University,Guangzhou, 510642, ChinaEmail:
[email protected] Bengtsson-PalmeCentre for Antibiotic Resistance Research (CARe),University of Gothenburg, Box 440, SE-40530, Gothenburg, SwedenE-mail:
[email protected]4. Antimicrobial resistance in agriculture and livestockRonald R MarquardtDepartment of Animal Sciences,The University of Manitoba, Winnipeg MB, CanadaEmail:
[email protected]. L. MehndirattaDepartment of Microbiology,Maulana Azad Medical College,New Delhi, IndiaEmail:
[email protected]5. Major players involved in spread of antimicrobial resistanceS. Ganesh KumarDepartment of Preventive and Social Medicine,JIPMER, Puducherry, India.E-mail:
[email protected] A. AyukekbongSection for Clinical Microbiology,Redeem Biomedical, Buea, Cameroon; &Metabiota Inc., Nanaimo, BC, CanadaEmail:
[email protected]6. An overview of molecular mechanisms underlying antimicrobial resistanceV. DuboisLaboratory of Bacteriology, Bordeaux University Hospital, FranceUniversity of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, FranceEmail:
[email protected] HamzeLaboratoire Microbiologie Sante et Environnement (LMSE),Ecole Doctorale des Sciences et de Technologie,Faculte de Sante Publique, Universite Libanaise, Tripoli, Lebanon.Email:
[email protected] Khalid BashirAnimal Breeding and Genetics,University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, PakistanEmail:
[email protected]7. Advances in omics approaches for detecting/characterizing antimicrobial resistancePatricia M. G. Paiva,Departamento de Bioquimica, Centro de Biociencias,Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Pernambuco, BrazilEmail:
[email protected] P HaysDepartment of Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases,Erasmus University Medical Center (Erasmus MC),Rotterdam, The NetherlandsEmail:
[email protected]8. Alarming drug resistance in urban setupsWei XingKey Laboratory of Aquatic Botany and Watershed Ecology,Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences,Wuhan 430074, ChinaEmail:
[email protected] PatilDepartment of Environmental Sciences,Savitribai Phule Pune UniversityPune, IndiaEmail:
[email protected] Pratap SinghSchool of Material Science and Technology,Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University),Varanasi, IndiaEmail:
[email protected]Section II Novel and Alternative Approaches for Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance9. Emerging trends in developing alternative therapies for combating antimicrobial resistanceRaffaele ZarrilliDepartment of Preventive Medical Sciences,Federico II University of NaplesItalyEmail:
[email protected] U. KhanInterdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit,Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, IndiaEmail:
[email protected] BoutinDepartment of Emergency Medicine,Nassau University Medical Center,Hempstead Turnpike, East Meadow, NY, United StatesEmail:
[email protected]10. Novel medicinal plants/ plant derived molecules for combating antimicrobial resistance via re-potentiating the fading antibiotic arsenalReema GabraniDepartment of Biotechnology,Jaypee Institute of Information TechnologyNoida, IndiaEmail:
[email protected]. EswariDepartment of Biotechnology,National Institute of Technology Raipur, IndiaEmail:
[email protected] KhanDepartment of Biotechnology,School of Engineering and Technology,Sharda University, Greater Noida, IndiaEmail:
[email protected]11. Potential synthetic treatments for antimicrobial resistant pathogensJaved AliDepartment of Chemical Engineering,Centre for Biological Engineering,Loughborough University, Loughborough,Leicestershire, UKEmail:
[email protected] Cavanagh,Department of Molecular and Structural Biochemistry,North Carolina State University,Raleigh, NC, USA,Email:
[email protected]12. Application of phytotherapeutics as antibiotic alternatives in animal feedIsabel Blanco-PenedoAnimal Welfare Subprogram, Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology, Girona, SpainEmail:
[email protected] GongGuelph Food Research Centre,Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada,Guelph, CanadaEmail:
[email protected]13. Antimicrobial peptides as effective agents against drug resistant pathogensBhim Pratap SinghDepartment of Biotechnology,Mizoram University, Aizawl, IndiaEmail:
[email protected] N. SeleemDepartment of Comparative Pathobiology,College of Veterinary Medicine,Purdue University, West Lafayette, USAEmail:
[email protected]14. Essential oils for resensitizing/combating antimicrobial resistanceAnca MironDepartment of Pharmacognosy,Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Grigore T. Popa-Iasi, Universitatii, Iasi, RomaniaEmail:
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[email protected] SimoesLEPABE, Department of Chemical Engineering,Faculty of Engineering,University of Porto, PortugalEmail:
[email protected] BouyahyaaLaboratory of Human Pathologies Biology,Department of Biology, Faculty of SciencesMohammed V University, Rabat, MoroccoE-mail:
[email protected]15. Plant secondary metabolites for tackling antimicrobial resistanceSwee-Hua Erin LimHealth Sciences Division, Abu Dhabi Women's College,Higher Colleges of Technology, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesEmail:
[email protected] Prakash MishraDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry,Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University,Srinagar, Garhwal, IndiaEmail:
[email protected]16. Microbial secondary metabolites for combating antimicrobial resistanceJolanta SoleckaNational Institute of Public Health - National Institute of Hygiene, Department of Environmental Health and Safety,Warsaw, PolandEmail:
[email protected] WangJiangsu Coinnovation Centre for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, ChinaE-mail:
[email protected]17. Phyterapeutics for combating drug efflux pumpsKhondaker M. RahmanInstitute of Pharmaceutical Science,King's College London, Britannia House, London, UKEmail:
[email protected] FaniDepartment of Biology, University of Florence,Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, ItalyEmail:
[email protected]18. Plant based plasmid curing agents for combating antimicrobial agentsSimon GibbonsResearch Department of Pharmaceutical and Biological Chemistry,UCL School of Pharmacy,London, UKEmail:
[email protected] SchufflerInstitute of Biotechnology and Drug ResearchErwin-Schrodinger Strabe, GermanyEmail:
[email protected]19. Anti-quorum sensing agents from natural sources / plantsJohn Thor ArnasonPhytochemistry Laboratory, Department of Biology,University of Ottawa, Ottawa, CanadaEmail:
[email protected] AllendeResearch Group on Quality, Safety and Bioactivity of Plant Foods, Department of Food Science and Technology, Campus de Espinardo, Murcia, SpainEmail:
[email protected]20. Anti-biofilm agents from natural sources / plantsJens RohloffDepartment of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, NorwayEmail:
[email protected] KolouchovaDepartment of Biotechnology,University of Chemistry and Technology, PragueCzech RepublicEmail: irena
[email protected] LouState Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology,School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi,PR ChinaEmail:
[email protected]21. Re-sensitization (drug resistance reversal) of drug resistant microbes with phytotherapeuticsRawaa S Al-kayaliDepartment of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Aleppo, Syria.Email:
[email protected]. Ian E. CockEnvironmental Futures Research Institute,Nathan Campus, Griffith University, Nathan,Queensland, Australia.E-mail:
[email protected]22. Functionalized nanomaterials for combating AMRPedro V. Baptista,UCIBIO, Departamento de Ciencias da Vida, Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Caparica, PortugalEmail:
[email protected] Martins Department of Microbiology, Moyne Institute ofPreventive Medicine, Schools of Genetics and Microbiology, Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin, Dublin, IrelandEmail:
[email protected] NagarajanCenter for Research in Infectious Diseases,School of Chemical and Biotechnology,SASTRA Deemed to be University, Thanjavur, IndiaEmail:
[email protected]23. Exploring in silico approaches for identifying novel antimicrobial agentsT. WeberThe Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability,Technical University of Denmark, Kogle Alle 6, 2970 Horsholm, Denmark.E-mail:
[email protected] TiwariDepartment of Biochemistry,Central University of RajasthanAjmer, IndiaEmail:
[email protected]24. CRISPR/Cas9-mediated re-sensitization of antibiotic-resistant microbesDae-Hyuk KweonDepartment of Genetic Engineering and Center for Human Interface Nano Technology, Sungkyunkwan University,Suwon, Republic of KoreaEmail:
[email protected] H. H. NorholmNovo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, 2800, Kongens Lyngby, DenmarkEmail:
[email protected] van HouteEnvironment and Sustainability Institute, Centre for Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter, Biosciences, Penryn, Cornwall, United Kingdom,European Centre for Environment and Human Health, University of Exeter Medical School, Knowledge Spa, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, Cornwall, United KingdomEmail:
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