Combating bacterial infections calls for a multidisciplinary approach and this ready reference is authored by an international team from various fields ranging from biotechnology to traditional medicine. Three sections cover drug resistance, recent trends, and natural products. INDICE: Molecular Mechanisms of Antibiotic Resistance: the Need for Novel Antimicrobial Therapies (Dale-Skinner, Boney). Novel approaches combating drugresistant bacteria (Ahmad, Zahin, Aqil, Khan). Promising current drug candidates in clinical trials and natural products against multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) (Vinus, de Souza). Non-Antibiotic, an Alternative for Microbial Resistance: Scope and Hope (Chattopadhyay, Sujit, Bhattacharya). Use of Natural Products to Combat Multi-drug Resistant Bacteria (Slover, Mahady). West African plants and related phytocompounds with Anti-MDR activity. (Witabouna, Kagoyire). Essential Oils and New Antimicrobial Strategies (Baby, George). Application of plant extracts and products in veterinary infections (Eloff, McGaw).Honey: Antimicrobial actions and role in disease management (Molan). Honey: biological characteristics and potential role in disease management (Shahid). Probiotics: benefits in human health and bacterial disease management (Collado,Sanz).
- ISBN: 978-3-527-32206-0
- Editorial: Wiley-VCH
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 313
- Fecha Publicación: 12/11/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés