{"product_id":"fifty-years-of-antimicrobials-past-perspectives-and-future-trends-hardback-9780521481083","title":"Fifty Years of Antimicrobials; Past Perspectives and Future Trends (Hardback) 9780521481083","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFifty Years of Antimicrobials\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePast Perspectives and Future Trends\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA look back over the development of antibiotics since Fleming's day and a look forward to future challenges.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eP. A. Hunter (Edited by), G. K. Darby (Edited by), N. J. Russell (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521481083, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 4 May 1995\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e388 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 2.6 cm, 0.669 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"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\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface P. Hunter\u003cbr\u003e 1. Chemotherapy: yesterday, today and tomorrow A. Fleming\u003cbr\u003e 2. New developments in non-azole fungicides for humans P. Hunter\u003cbr\u003e 3. Discovery and development of beta lactam antimicrobials G. Rolinson\u003cbr\u003e 4. The need for new antibiotics\u003cbr\u003e possible ways forward H. Zähner and H.-P. Fielder\u003cbr\u003e 5. Control of fungi pathogenic to plants P. Russell, R. Milling and K. Wright\u003cbr\u003e 6. Quinolines: synthetic antibacterial agents D. Chu and L. Shen\u003cbr\u003e 7. Molecular genetics of antimicrobials: a case study of beta-lactam antibiotics G. Cohen and Y. Aharonowitz\u003cbr\u003e 8. Who needs new antimicrobials? J. Ryley\u003cbr\u003e 9. Why do we still get epidemics? K. Kerr and R. Lacey\u003cbr\u003e 10. Why do microorganisms produce antimicrobials? A. Demain\u003cbr\u003e 11. Antimalarials: from quinine to atovaquone M. Pudney\u003cbr\u003e 12. Genetic engineering of microbes: virus insecticides - a case study D. Bishop, M. Hirst, R. Possee and J. Cory\u003cbr\u003e 13. Only 35 years of antiviral nucleoside analogues! G. Darby\u003cbr\u003e 14. Antiprotozoal drugs: some echoes, some shadows S. Croft\u003cbr\u003e 15. Biocides: activity, action and resistance A. Russell and N. Russell\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Microbiology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Microbiology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Microbiology%20%5Bnon-medical%5D%20%5BPSG%5D%22\"\u003enon-medical PSG\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46007702782232,"sku":"9780521481083","price":53.27,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521481083_67103655-696a-4a3c-898d-a0652866ed46.gif?v=1691382941","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/fifty-years-of-antimicrobials-past-perspectives-and-future-trends-hardback-9780521481083","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}