Fifty Years of Antimicrobials - Past Perspectives and Future Trends

Klappentext A look back over the development of antibiotics since Fleming's day and a look forward to future challenges. Zusammenfassung A review of the immense progress which has been made during the past half-century in the development of methods for the control of pathogenic microbes. Topics such as why epidemics still occur and the need for new antibiotics highlight the fact that! despite the advances! the fight against infection still continues. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface P. Hunter; 1. Chemotherapy: yesterday, today and tomorrow A. Fleming; 2. New developments in non-azole fungicides for humans P. Hunter; 3. Discovery and development of beta lactam antimicrobials G. Rolinson; 4. The need for new antibiotics; possible ways forward H. Zähner and H.-P. Fielder; 5. Control of fungi pathogenic to plants P. Russell, R. Milling and K. Wright; 6. Quinolines: synthetic antibacterial agents D. Chu and L. Shen; 7. Molecular genetics of antimicrobials: a case study of beta-lactam antibiotics G. Cohen and Y. Aharonowitz; 8. Who needs new antimicrobials? J. Ryley; 9. Why do we still get epidemics? K. Kerr and R. Lacey; 10. Why do microorganisms produce antimicrobials? A. Demain; 11. Antimalarials: from quinine to atovaquone M. Pudney; 12. Genetic engineering of microbes: virus insecticides - a case study D. Bishop, M. Hirst, R. Possee and J. Cory; 13. Only 35 years of antiviral nucleoside analogues! G. Darby; 14. Antiprotozoal drugs: some echoes, some shadows S. Croft; 15. Biocides: activity, action and resistance A. Russell and N. Russell; Index.

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• Authors: P. A. Hunter, P. A. Darby Hunter, P.a. Darby Hunter, Society for General Microbiology
• Assisted by: G. K. Darby (Editor), G. K. (Wellcome Research Laboratories) Darby (Editor), G.K. Darby (Editor), P. A. Hunter (Editor), P.A. Hunter (Editor), N. J. Russell (Editor), N. J. (University of Wales College of Cardiff) Russell (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.05.1995
• EAN: 9780521481083
• ISBN: 978-0-521-48108-3
• No. of pages: 388
• Series: Society for General Microbiolo; Society for General Microbiolo; Society for General Microbiology Symposia
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > General, dictionaries