Preface Victor Kuete 1. Global burden of bacterial infections and drug resistance Hermann Fongang, Armelle T. Mbaveng and Victor Kuete 2. Bacterial drug resistance towards natural products Armel J. Seukep, Nembo E. Nembu, Helene G. Mbuntcha and Victor Kuete 3. Harvesting and processing medicinal plants for antibacterial testing Jenifer R.N. Kuete and Victor Kuete 4. Screening methods for antibacterial agents from plant source Aimé G. Fankam and Victor Kuete 5.Established antibacterial drugs from plants Armel J. Seukep, Helene G. Mbuntcha, Elizabeth M. Zeuko'o, Luma S. Woquan, Nembo E. Nembu, Francis T. Bomba, Djakissam Watching and Victor Kuete 6. Potential of African medicinal plants against Enterobacteria: Classification of plants antibacterial agents Victor Kuete 7. African plants acting on Pseudomonasaeruginosa: Cut-off points for the antipseudomonal agents from plants Simplice B. Tankeo and Victor Kuete 8. Fighting Gram-positive bacteria with African medicinal plants: Cut-off values for the classification of the activity of natural products Brice E.N. Wamba, Armelle T. Mbaveng and Victor Kuete 9. Potential of African flora to combat tuberculosis and drug resistance of Mycobacteria: Rationale classification of antimycobacterial agents from a natural source Cedric F. Tchinda and Victor Kuete 10. Anti-Helicobacter pylori activities of African medicinal plants Paul Nayim, Armelle T. Mbaveng and Victor Kuete