Antifungals from genomics to resistance and the development of novel agents / edited by Alix T. Coste, Institute of Microbiology, University Hospital Lausanne, and University Hospital Center, Lausanne, Switzerland, and Patrick Vandeputte, Host-Pathogen Interactions Study Group, UPRES-EA 3142, L'UNAM Angers University, and Parasitology-Mycology Laboratory, University Hospital Center, Angers, France.

Other author Coste, Alix T.
Other author Vandeputte, Patrick.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNorfolk, UK : Caister Academic Press, [2015]
Descriptionviii, 334 p. : illustrations ; 26 cm.
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Contents Molecular mechanisms of resistance of candida spp. to membrane-targeting antifungals / Luís A. Vate-Silva -- Point mutations and membrane-targeting antifungal resistance in aspergillus fumigatus and other non-candida species / Guillermo Garcia-Effron -- Echinocandins : resistance mechanisms / Santosh Katiyar, Thomas Edlind -- Bioflims and antifungal resistance / Emily P Fox, Sheena D Singh-Babak, Nairi Hartooni, Clarissa J Nobile -- Drug combinations as a strategy to potentiate existing antifungal agents / Dominique Sanglard, Leah Cowen -- Approaches to detect alternative mechanisms of resistance to systemic antifungals / Patrick Vandeputte -- New antifungal discovery from existing chemical compound collections / Olihile M Sebolai, Adepemi O Ogundeji -- Exploring new insights into fungal biology as novel antifungal drug targets / Rebecca A Hall, Robin C May -- Strategies for the identification of the mode of action of antifungal drug candidates / Sadri Znaidi -- Genome integrity : mechanisms and contribution to antifungal resistance / Raphaël Loll-Krippleber, Adeline Feri, Christophe d'Enfert, Mélanie Legrand -- Modulation of the host response to control invasive fungal infections / Flavie Courjoi, Thierry Jouault, Chantal Fradin -- Antifungal vaccines and immunotherapeutics / Agostinho Carvalho, Cristina Cunha, Claudia Galosi, Luigina Romani -- Animal models to study fungal virulence and antifungal drugs / Alix T Coste, Sara Amorim-Vaz.
Abstract "In this book a panel of high-profile authors provides an overview of current antifungal research. Chapters are written from a molecular and genomic perspective and contain speculative models upon which to base future research efforts." -- Back cover.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (some color) and index.
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Issued in other formElectronic version: Antifungals : from genomics to resistance and the development of novel agents Norfolk, UK : Caister Academic Press, 2015 9781910190029
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2015304718
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ISBN1910190012 (hardback)

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