Fifty Years of Antimicrobials: Past Perspectives and Future Trends - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0521481082 ISBN 13 : 9780521481083

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1995

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Revue de presse :

"Overall the book contains an impressive array of topics all related to the subject of antimicrobials....give[s] a good overview of antimicrobial history and would prove useful as a specific reference text. It may also have some use as a teaching text at more advanced levels." M.C. McQuarrie-Murray, CSM Newsletter

"Overall, the material covered in this book is clearly presented, fairly lucidly written, well referenced and indexed....This book should prove a worthwhile addition to a scientist's literary collection but perhaps more so for those individuals involved in antimicrobial research." L.G. Whyte, CSM Newsletter

"This volume substantially exceeded my expectations. Biochemical details are, in general, woven into cohenernt accounts of general research problems and historical progressions. In a number of places the lessons of the past offer potentially useful insights for future work." Marc Lipsitch, New Biological Books

"This volume substantially exceeded my expectations. Biochemical details are, in general, woven into coherent accounts of general research problems and historical progressions. In a number of places the lessons of the past offer potentially useful insights for future work." Marc Lipsitch, The Quarterly Review of Biology

Présentation de l'éditeur :

In the fifty years since the inception of the Society for General Microbiology the study of pathogenic microbes and the development of methods for their control have been a focus of attention for many microbiologists. This volume reviews the immense progress which has been made during the past half-century, opening with the text of Sir Alexander Fleming's 1946 Linacre Lecture Chemotherapy: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, and then drawing together contributions which consider the development of key antimicrobial compounds, both naturally occurring and synthetic, active against bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa. Broader issues of antimicrobial production, screening, improvement, and resistance are also considered. Topics such as why epidemics still occur and the need for new antibiotics highlight the fact that, despite the advances, the fight against infection continues unabated.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0521481082
• ISBN 13: 9780521481083
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 388