Preface P. Hunter
1. Chemotherapy: yesterday, today and tomorrow A. Fleming
2. New developments in non-azole fungicides for humans P. Hunter
3. Discovery and development of beta lactam antimicrobials G. Rolinson
4. The need for new antibiotics
possible ways forward H. Zähner and H.-P. Fielder
5. Control of fungi pathogenic to plants P. Russell, R. Milling and K. Wright
6. Quinolines: synthetic antibacterial agents D. Chu and L. Shen
7. Molecular genetics of antimicrobials: a case study of beta-lactam antibiotics G. Cohen and Y. Aharonowitz
8. Who needs new antimicrobials? J. Ryley
9. Why do we still get epidemics? K. Kerr and R. Lacey
10. Why do microorganisms produce antimicrobials? A. Demain
11. Antimalarials: from quinine to atovaquone M. Pudney
12. Genetic engineering of microbes: virus insecticides - a case study D. Bishop, M. Hirst, R. Possee and J. Cory
13. Only 35 years of antiviral nucleoside analogues! G. Darby
14. Antiprotozoal drugs: some echoes, some shadows S. Croft
15. Biocides: activity, action and resistance A. Russell and N. Russell
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