Enzyme-mediated Resistance to Antibiotics
Series: | |
Publisher: | ASM Press |
Subject: | Drug resistance in microorganisms, Drug resistance in microorganisms--Genetic a, Microbial enzymes, Anti-Bacterial Agents, Drug Resistance, Bacterial |
Authors: | Robert A. Bonomo , Marcelo Tolmasky |
Pages: | 357 pages |
Binding: | Hardcover |
ISBN: | 9781555813031 |
Call No: | QR 177.E59 2007 |
This book presents a state-of-the-art review of the mechanisms of resistance. The enzymes and enzyme systems detailed in this work include those involved in genetic reorganization, antibiotic modification and activation, antibiotic target modification, and antibiotic transport.