Microbial Primer: Ancientbiotics – making modern antimicrobials from historical infection remedies
Abstract
The modern antibiotic era began in the early twentieth century, but humans have long used materials from the natural world to attempt to treat the symptoms of infection. In this primer, we will discuss the rationale for attempting to reconstruct historical infection remedies in order to assess their antimicrobial activity and how this approach could aid the discovery of molecular cocktails with potential for development into novel treatments for infection.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis
Historical Medical Research and Treatments
Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Microbiology
- Volume
- 172
- Issue
- 1
- Publication date
- 16 January 2026
- Language
- EN