Antibiotics: from prehistory to the present day

2016/02/05 by Kate Gould · 3 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Environmental Science · Immunology and Microbiology · #Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria #Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts #Antibiotic Use and Resistance

paper · pdf · doi:10.1093/jac/dkv484

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Abstract

Antimicrobials have been in use for many thousands of years in a variety of formats. In this article, I trace how we have moved from ingenious use of agents available in the environment to chemically engineered agents.

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