Title: Viruses vs. superbugs : a solution to the antibiotics crisis? /
Authors: Häusler, Thomas, 1968-
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan,
Year: 2006
Subjects: Bacteria genetics; Bacteriophages genetics; Bacterial Infections therapy; Bacterial diseases Treatment.; Bacterial diseases Alternative treatment; Bacteriophages Therapeutic use.
Abstract: Cites a growing number of deaths associated with bacteria that have grown immune to antibiotics and discusses how certain bacteria-killing viruses that were discovered in 1915 are being used successfully throughout Eastern Europe.
Contents: At the limits of medicine -- Invincible microbes -- The wild pioneer era -- The renaissance of phages during the war -- A parallel universe -- Keepers of the grail in peril -- Resurrection -- What's the future of phage therapy? -- Append. 1. A short list of bacteria -- Append. 2. The advantages and disadvantages of phage therapy.