Understanding Antibacterial Action and Resistance (Ellis Horwood series in pharmaceutical technology) - Hardcover

Russell, A.D.; Chopra, I.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0139469303 ISBN 13: 9780139469305

Publisher: Ellis Horwood Ltd , Publisher, 1990

Synopsis

An understanding of the molecular basis of antibacterial action is an essential component of university courses in the pharmaceutical, biomedical and food sciences. Such an understanding is equally valuable to industrial pharmacists and to research scientists designing new antibacterial agents. This title, substantially rewritten for this edition, incorporates current information on new antibiotics, updates on older drugs and biocides, and gives expanded coverage of bacteria such as mycobacteria, enterocoli, methicillin resistant staphylococci and pneumococci that pose an increasing therapeutic problem. This work is intended for undergraduate and postgraduate students of microbiology and biochemistry, microbial genetics, applied microbiology, biotechnology, molecular biology, pharmacy, food science, veterinary science and dentistry.

About this title

Synopsis:

This book reflects the profound impact of antibacterial agents on society. It considers the properties of the agents and the way in which they work. It discusses the structure of bacteria and spores and indicates targets which are susceptible to antibacterial agents. More detailed accounts of inhibitors, their modes of action, and how they reach their targets, are presented with emphasis placed on those agents of applied value in chemotherapy, preservation and disinfection. The authors answer some of the challenges posed by bacterial resistance, thereby helping microbiologists and other scientists and clinicians to circumvent the problems of resistance. They describe its genetic and biochemical basis and discuss the evolution and spread of resistance genes in bacterial populations.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ellis Horwood Ltd , Publisher
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0139469303
• ISBN 13: 9780139469305
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 246