Understanding antibacterial action and resistance / A. D. Russell and I. Chopra.

By: Russell, A. D. (Allan Denver), 1936-.

Contributor(s): Chopra, I. (Ian), 1946- [author].

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BookPublisher: London : Ellis Horwood, 1996Copyright date: ©1996Edition: 2nd edition.Description: xv, 292 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0131248278 (paperback); 9780131248274 (paperback).Subject(s): Antibacterial agents -- Physiological affect

| Drug resistance in microorganisms

DDC classification: 616.9201

Contents:

Introduction -- Mode of action of antibiotics and their uptake into bacteria -- Antiseptics, disinfectants and preservatives: their properties, mechanisms of action and uptake into bacteria -- Sporistatic and sporicidal agents: their properties and mechanisms of action -- Genetic and biochemical basis of acquired resistance to chemotherapeutic antibiotics -- Genetic and biochemical basis of resistance to antiseptics, disinfectants and preservatives -- Mechanisms of spore resistance to biocides -- Impact on society of bacterial resistance to antibiotics and biocides and ways of counteracting it.

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
General Lending	MTU Bishopstown Library Lending	616.9201 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		00068091

Total holds: 0

Previous ed.: 1990.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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CHOICE Review

Russell and Chopra's excellent up-to-date book discusses the properties of antibacterial agents and how they work. They open with a description of the development and general nature of antibacterial agents. More detailed material is introduced with an emphasis on such topics as mode of action of antibiotics; how antibiotics reach target organs; uptake of antibiotics by bacteria; and sporicidal agents. The rest of the book covers the growing problems of bacterial resistance to many of the antibiotics on the market today. The authors clearly explain the genetic and biochemical mechanisms of resistance seen in many bacteria that are no longer affected by antibiotics. The impact on society of bacterial resistance is vividly presented and counteracting strategies are suggested. This book could well serve as a text in an advanced course in microbiology, biochemistry, or pharmacology. Highly recommended for graduate-level microbiologists, biochemists, and medical scientists.