The book will provide an overview of the advancement of fundamental knowledge and applications
of antimicrobial peptides in biomedical agricultural veterinary food and cosmetic products.
Antimicrobial peptides stand as potentially great alternatives to current antibiotics and most
research in this newly-created area has been published in journals and other periodicals. It is
the editors' opinion that it is timely to sum up the most important achievements in the field
and provide the scientific community in a reference book. The goals of this project include
illustrating the achievements made so far debating the state of the art and drawing new
perspectives.
