Novel antimicrobial agents and strategies / edited by David A. Phoenix, Frederick Harris and Sarah R. Dennison.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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