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BioMed Research International New Insights into and Updates on Antimicrobial Agents from Natural Products Lead Guest Editor: Chedly Chouchani Guest Editors: Taoufik Ghrairi, Sophie Jaraud, Artur Alves, Yannick Fleury, and Alladdin El Salabi New Insights into and Updates on Antimicrobial Agents from Natural Products BioMed Research International New Insights into and Updates on Antimicrobial Agents from Natural Products Lead Guest Editor: Chedly Chouchani Guest Editors: Taoufik Ghrairi, Sophie Jaraud, Artur Alves, Yannick Fleury, and Alladdin El Salabi Copyright © 2019 Hindawi. All rights reserved. This is a special issue published in “BioMed Research International.” All articles are open access articles distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Contents New Insights into and Updates on Antimicrobial Agents from Natural Products Taoufik Ghrairi, Sophie Jaraud, Artur Alves, Yannick Fleury, Allaeddin El Salabi, and Chedly Chouchani Editorial (3 pages), Article ID 7079864, Volume 2019 (2019) Effect of Lonicera caerulea var. emphyllocalyx Extracts on Murine Streptococcus pyogenes Infection by Modulating Immune System Masaaki Minami , Mineo Nakamura, and Toshiaki Makino Research Article (12 pages), Article ID 1797930, Volume 2019 (2019) Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Activity against Streptococcus mutans of Individual and Mixtures of the Main Polyphenolic Compounds Found in Chilean Propolis Jorge Jesús Veloz, Marysol Alvear, and Luis A. Salazar Research Article (7 pages), Article ID 7602343, Volume 2019 (2019) Antimicrobial Characteristics of Lactic Acid Bacteria Isolated from Homemade Fermented Foods Dayong Ren , Jianwei Zhu, Shengjie Gong, Hongyan Liu, and Hansong Yu Research Article (9 pages), Article ID 5416725, Volume 2018 (2019) Peptide Extract from Olivancillaria hiatula Exhibits Broad-Spectrum Antibacterial Activity Edward Ntim Gasu , Hubert Senanu Ahor , and Lawrence Sheringham Borquaye Research Article (11 pages), Article ID 6010572, Volume 2018 (2019) Functional Probiotic Assessment and In Vivo Cholesterol-Lowering Efficacy of Weissella sp. Associated with Arid Lands Living-Hosts Imene Fhoula , Amel Rehaiem, Afef Najjari, Donatella Usai, Abdellatif Boudabous, Leonardo Antonio Sechi, and Ouzari Hadda-Imene Research Article (11 pages), Article ID 1654151, Volume 2018 (2019) Antimicrobial Fatty Acids from Green Alga Ulva rigida (Chlorophyta) Amel Ismail , Leila Ktari, Yosr Ben Redjem Romdhane, Brahim Aoun, Saloua Sadok, Abdellatif Boudabous, and Monia El Bour Research Article (12 pages), Article ID 3069595, Volume 2018 (2019) Pelargonium graveolens Aqueous Decoction: A New Water-Soluble Polysaccharide and Antioxidant-Rich Extract Malek Ennaifer , Taroub Bouzaiene, Moncef Chouaibi, and Moktar Hamdi Research Article (11 pages), Article ID 2691513, Volume 2018 (2019) Antagonism of Bacteria from Dog Dental Plaque against Human Cariogenic Bacteria Káthia Santana Martins, Lorena Tirza de Assis Magalhães, Jeferson Geison de Almeida, and Fábio Alessandro Pieri Research Article (6 pages), Article ID 2780948, Volume 2018 (2019) Enhanced Production of Polymyxin E in Paenibacillus polymyxa by Replacement of Glucose by Starch Zhiliang Yu ,ZhongqiSun,JianhuaYin ,andJuanpingQiu Research Article (10 pages), Article ID 1934309, Volume 2018 (2019) Inoculation with Efficient Nitrogen Fixing and Indoleacetic Acid Producing Bacterial Microsymbiont EnhanceToleranceoftheModelLegumeMedicago truncatula to Iron Deficiency Nadia Kallala, Wissal M’sehli, Karima Jelali, Zribi Kais, and Haythem Mhadhbi Research Article (14 pages), Article ID 9134716, Volume 2018 (2019) Evaluation of the Efficiency of Ethanol Precipitation and Ultrafiltration on the Purification and Characteristics of Exopolysaccharides Produced by Three Lactic Acid Bacteria Manel Ziadi , Taroub Bouzaiene, Sana M’Hir, Kaouther Zaafouri, Ferid Mokhtar, Mokhtar Hamdi, and Claire Boisset-Helbert Research Article (11 pages), Article ID 1896240, Volume 2018 (2019) In Vitro Antibacterial Activity of Propyl-Propane-Thiosulfinate and Propyl-Propane-Thiosulfonate Derived from Allium spp. against Gram-Negative and Gram-Positive Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria Isolated from Human Samples Antonio Sorlozano-Puerto , Maria Albertuz-Crespo, Isaac Lopez-Machado, Juan Jose Ariza-Romero, Alberto Baños-Arjona, Manuela Exposito-Ruiz, and Jose Gutierrez-Fernandez Research Article (11 pages), Article ID 7861207, Volume 2018 (2019) Effect of Ionizing Radiation on the Microbiological Safety and Phytochemical Properties of Cooked Malva sylvestris L. Issam Ben Salem, Souad Ouesleti, Mohamed Amine Khammassi, Abdennacer Boulila, and Yassine Mabrouk Research Article (8 pages), Article ID 2730713, Volume 2018 (2019) Synthesis and Evaluation of Biological Activity of New Arylphosphoramidates Amal Thebti, M. A. K. Sanhoury, H-I. Ouzari , and T. Barhoumi-slimi Research Article (7 pages), Article ID 4567019, Volume 2018 (2019) Congo Red Decolorization and Detoxification by Aspergillus niger: Removal Mechanisms and Dye Degradation Pathway Nedra Asses , Lamia Ayed, Neila Hkiri, and Moktar Hamdi Research Article (9 pages), Article ID 3049686, Volume 2018 (2019) Green Tea Catechins: Their Use in Treating and Preventing Infectious Diseases Wanda C. Reygaert ReviewArticle(9pages),ArticleID9105261,Volume2018(2019) Hindawi BioMed Research International Volume 2019, Article ID 7079864, 3 pages https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/7079864 Editorial New Insights into and Updates on Antimicrobial Agents from Natural Products Taoufik Ghrairi,1 Sophie Jaraud,2 Artur Alves,3 Yannick Fleury,4 Allaeddin El Salabi,5,6 and Chedly Chouchani 7,8 1 Laboratoire de Neurophysiologie, Physiopathologie Cellulaire et Valorisation des BioMolecules,´ Faculte´ des Sciences de Tunis, Universite´ de Tunis El-Manar, Campus Universitaire Farhat Hachad, Tunisia 2International Center for Infectiology Research (CIRI), Inserm, U1111, CNRS, UMR5308, ENS de Lyon, UniversiteClaudeBernardLyon1,69007Lyon,France´ 3Department of Biology, CESAM-Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitario´ de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal 4Universite´ de Bretagne Occidentale, LBCM EA, IUT Quimper, Quimper, France 5Department of Environmental Health, Faculty of Public Health, University of Benghazi, Benghazi, Libya 6Arab African Academy for Studies, Benghazi, Libya 7Universite´ de Carthage, Laboratoire de Recherche Sciences et Technologies de l’Environnement, ISSTE de Borj-Cedria, Technopoleˆ de Borj-Cedria, BP 1003, Hammam-Lif 2050, Tunisia 8Laboratoire des Microorganismes et Biomolecules´ Actives, Faculte´ des Sciences de Tunis, UniversitedeTunisElManar,´ 2098 El-Manar II, Tunisia Correspondence should be addressed to Chedly Chouchani; [email protected] Received 13 March 2019; Accepted 13 March 2019; Published 1 April 2019 Copyright © 2019 Taoufk Ghrairi et al. Tis is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Nowadays, microorganisms play a remarkable role in pro- mechanism, energy metabolism, protein synthesis, and so motion of science; it has provided a platform for young and on. established researchers to interact and learn more about the Microorganisms can be used as probiotics sources and are advanced research in microbiology. Worldwide, microorgan- defned as “live microorganisms, which, when administrated isms represent a really thoughtful subject on itself; moreover, in adequate numbers, confer a health beneft to the host”. Lac- it can contribute to the science and sustainable develop- tic acid bacteria (LAB), particularly Lactobacilli,arewidely ment. Terefore, microorganisms are usually considered as used in food production and represent the most common a drug-target. Te interactions between drugs, their target microorganisms employed as probiotics in functional foods and their respective direct efects, are generally the way [1, 2]. Te probiotic concept is gaining more attention world- to be explored. In contrast, the microorganism’s responses wide, due to the perceived benefcial efects of these bacteria to antimicrobials drug treatments that contribute to cell on human and animal health [2]. Tese microorganisms death are not as well understood and have proven to be can produce exopolysaccharides (EPS) which are long-chain quite complex, involving multiple genetic and biochemical polymers that are used industrially as thickeners, stabilizers, pathways. and gelling agents in food products. More recently, they were Furthermore, microorganisms have been used as tools used as depollution agents and there was a growing interest to explore fundamental life processes by researchers. Due to in their biological functions like antitumor, antioxidant, or some advantages (e.g., rapid growth, growth manipulation, probiotic activities [3]. Lactobacillus strains do not elicit easy, and quick culture) microbes are frequently used as antimicrobial efects because their metabolic production is research models in diferent felds. Subsequently, microbes insufcient or minimal. Considering that Lactobacillus have play an important role in the research feld of enzyme struc- these efects in vitro and that their metabolites may target and ture and mode of action, drug invention, cellular regulatory play a role in the competitive exclusion of pathogens, this