| Description |
1 online resource (205 p.) |
| Series |
Current Trends in Antimicrobial Research Series |
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Current Trends in Antimicrobial Research Series
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| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Editor Biographies -- List of Contributors -- Chapter 1 Antimicrobial Resistance: Causes, Effects, and Mitigation -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.1.1 History -- 1.1.2 Natural and Acquired Resistance -- 1.1.3 Resistant and Persistent Bacteria -- 1.1.4 Access vs Excess -- 1.2 The Cost of Antimicrobial Resistance -- 1.2.1 Patient Perspective -- 1.2.2 Healthcare Perspective -- 1.2.3 Economic Perspective -- 1.3 Causes of Antimicrobial Resistance -- 1.3.1 Microbial Population -- 1.3.2 Human Population |
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1.3.3 Limited Diagnostic Facilities -- 1.3.4 Over-the-Counter Drugs -- 1.3.5 Poor Sanitation -- 1.4 Mechanisms of Antimicrobial Resistance -- 1.4.1 Mechanism of Antimicrobial Action on Microbes -- 1.4.2 Mechanism of Responses of Microbes against Applied Antimicrobials -- 1.5 Obstacles to the Development of New Antimicrobials -- 1.6 Antimicrobial Resistance Mitigating Technologies/Responses to Antimicrobial Resistance or Control Strategies -- 1.6.1 Role of Vaccines in AMR -- 1.6.2 Antibiotic Resistance Breakers -- 1.6.3 Use of Nanoparticles to Mitigate Antibiotic Resistance -- 1.6.4 Phage Therapy |
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1.6.5 Essential Oils against Antimicrobial Resistance -- 1.7 Conclusions and Future Prospects -- 1.8 Abbreviations -- 1.9 Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 2 Antibiotic Resistance from Theory to Facts -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Major Points Concerning Antibiotic Resistance -- 2.2.1 Why Antibiotic Resistance Is a Natural Phenomenon -- 2.2.2 Microbial Load, Number, Adaptation, and Other Issues -- 2.2.3 Our Practices That Support the Elevation of Antibiotic Resistance -- 2.2.4 The Spreading and Mobility of the Resistant Genes -- 2.3 Different Ways to Classify Antibiotic Resistance |
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2.4 Classification Based on the Genetic Basis -- 2.4.1 One Gene to One Protein That Could Mediate Antibiotic Resistance -- 2.4.2 More Than One Gene Gives More Than One Protein Each One Mediates a Step in the Antibiotic Resistance Mechanism -- 2.4.3 Antibiotic Resistance Because of Special Microbial Structure or Macromolecules -- 2.5 Suggested Tactics to Control Antibiotic Resistance -- 2.6 Alternatives to Antibiotics -- 2.7 Future Prospective -- 2.8 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3 Aspects of Antimicrobial Resistance in Agriculture: Mechanism, Types, and Prospects -- 3.1 Introduction |
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3.2 The Dynamics of Antibiotic Resistance -- 3.2.1 Overuse of Antibiotics -- 3.2.2 Incorrect Antibiotic Prescriptions -- 3.2.3 Extensive Use of Antibiotics in the Agriculture Sector -- 3.3 Antibiotic Resistance and Its Molecular Mechanism -- 3.4 Antibiotic Resistance in Agriculture -- 3.5 Antibiotic Resistance in Manure -- 3.6 Antibiotic Resistance in Crop Production -- 3.7 Techniques for Detecting Antimicrobial Resistance -- 3.7.1 Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing -- 3.7.2 PCR -- 3.7.3 Microarrays -- 3.7.4 Immuno-Chromatographic Methods -- 3.7.5 Metagenomics -- 3.7.6 Functional Metagenomics |
| Summary |
This book offers comprehensive coverage of all manifestations of resistance in combating infectious diseases and explores advances in antimicrobial resistance in agriculture and their applications in the fight against microbes |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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3.7.7 MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry |
| Subject |
Agricultural microbiology.
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Drug resistance in microorganisms.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Prasad, Ram
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| ISBN |
9781003847267 |
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1003847269 |
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