Combatting Infectious Diseases: Advances in Antimicrobials in Agriculture

This comprehensive book, edited by Arti Gupta and Ram Prasad, delves into the various manifestations of resistance in combating infectious diseases and explores the latest advances in antimicrobials in agriculture and their applications in the fight against microbes.

The Threat of Antimicrobial Resistance

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), antimicrobial resistance is a major threat to global health, with the number of alternative antibiotics being limited. This slow, evolutionary process has been accelerated by human activities in the health, environment, and agriculture sectors.

The widespread application of antibiotics and their residues has led to their presence in almost all food products and natural ecosystems, posing a significant risk to human health and the environment.

Understanding the Drivers, Impact, and Mitigation of Antimicrobials

This book provides an in-depth appraisal of the drivers, impact, and mitigation of antimicrobials, with a focus on methods and targets. It includes a variety of photographs, diagrams, and tables to help illustrate the material and make it more engaging and accessible to readers.

Novel Strategies to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance

The book also describes novel strategies to combat antimicrobial resistance, emphasizing collaborative measures of control and the underlying molecular mechanisms that depend on both the microbe and the specific drug molecule.

This book is an invaluable resource for students, researchers, scientists, practitioners, academicians, biologists, microbiologists, stakeholders, and policymakers seeking to understand current trends in antimicrobials in agriculture, addressing microbiology, microbial biotechnology, ethnopharmacology, toxicology, natural medicinal plant products, secondary metabolites, and all disciplines related to antimicrobial research.

Key Features of the Book

• Covers antimicrobials in agriculture with up-to-date research
• Recent references on plausible antimicrobials in agriculture
• Public health impact of the use of antibiotics in agriculture
• Antimicrobial efficacy of medicinal plants
• Role of phytoalexins in agriculture
• Nanoparticles as antimicrobial agents
• Presents cutting-edge research on microbiology, nanotechnology, and emergent antimicrobial technologies

Published by CRC Press, this 152-page hardcover book is a vital resource for anyone seeking to stay abreast of the latest developments in antimicrobials in agriculture. (1st edition, June 12, 2024, ISBN-10: 1032215429, ISBN-13: 978-1032215426)