Novel antimicrobial agents and strategies - Phoenix, David, 1966-; Harris, Frederick (Research fellow); Dennison, Sarah R. (Weinheim : Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 2015)
The problem of microbial drug resistance -- Conventional antibiotics -- revitalized by new agents -- Developing novel bacterial targets: carbonic anhydrases as antibacterial drug targets -- Magainins -- a model for development of eukaryotic antimicrobial peptides (amps) -- Antimicrobial peptides from prokaryotes -- Peptidomimetics as antimicrobial agents -- Synthetic biology and therapies for infectious diseases -- Nano-antimicrobials based on metals -- Natural products as antimicrobial agents -- an update -- Photodynamic antimicrobial chemotherapy -- The antimicrobial effects of ultrasound -- Antimicrobial therapy based on antisense agents -- New delivery systems -- liposomes for pulmonary delivery of antibacterial drugs.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Keywords: Anti-infective agents -- Development; Disinfection and disinfectants; Sterilization; Anti-Infective Agents; Drug Resistance, Microbial; Drug Design; MEDICAL / Forensic Medicine; MEDICAL / Preventive Medicine; MEDICAL / Public Health; Anti-infective agents; Disinfection and disinfectants; Sterilization; Electronic books; Electronic books