| Fighting Multidrug Resistance with Herbal Extracts, Essential Oils and Their Components Contributor(s): Rai, Mahendra (Editor), Kon, Kateryna (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0123985390 ISBN-13: 9780123985392 Publisher: Academic Press OUR PRICE: $128.65 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Biology - Science | Biotechnology - Medical | Infectious Diseases |
| Dewey: 616.904 |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 7.64" W x 9.56" (1.51 lbs) 296 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Fighting Multidrug Resistance with Herbal Extracts, Essential Oils and their Components offers scientists a single source aimed at fighting specific multidrug-resistant (MDR) microorganisms such as bacteria, protozoans, viruses and fungi using natural products. This essential reference discusses herbal extracts and essential oils used or under investigation to treat MDR infections, as well as those containing antimicrobial activity that could be of potential interest in future studies against MDR microorganisms. The need to combat multidrug-resistant microorganisms is an urgent one and this book provides important coverage of mechanism of action, the advantages and disadvantages of using herbal extracts, essential oils and their components and more to aid researchers in effective antimicrobial drug discovery |