Antibiotics

"In this timely book, respected international experts summarize the most important research to provide an overview of the field [antibiotics]. Opening chapters define 'antibiotic', explain why we need new compounds, outline the applications of antibiotics, both old and new, and descri...

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Weitere Verfasser: Sánchez, Sergio (HerausgeberIn), Demain, Arnold L. (BerichterstatterIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Norfolk, UK Caister Academic Press 2015
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Zusammenfassung:"In this timely book, respected international experts summarize the most important research to provide an overview of the field [antibiotics]. Opening chapters define 'antibiotic', explain why we need new compounds, outline the applications of antibiotics, both old and new, and describe the producing microbes. These are followed by chapters that cover antibiotic resistance, toxicity, overuse, new antimicrobial sources, new targets, novel technologies for antibiotic discover (e.g. silent gene clusters), lantibiotics, natural antivirals, new macrolide derivatives, and antibiotics in the pipeline.This book is essential reading for everyone working in antimicrobial research in academia, biotechnology companies, and the pharmaceutical industry and a recommended volume for all microbiology libraries." --
Beschreibung:429, A11 Seiten
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ISBN:9781908230546
978-1-908230-54-6