
Edition 1/96 |
Contents |
Features:
- Plasmids: a profile of the BCCM™'s collection
- Fighting Antimicrobial Resistance: the urgent need for a concerted international response
- I. Antibacterial Resistance: comment from Bruno Pot, Senior Scientist at the BCCM™'s Bacteria Collection (BCCM™/LMG). Includes a testimony from BCCM™/LMG customer, Prof. Herman Goossens, who believes that the rapid identification of a bacterial strain and its level of resistance can help to establish more effective treatment strategies.
- II. Antifungal Resistance: comment from Françoise Symoens, Senior Scientist at the BCCM™'s Biomedical Fungi & Yeasts Collection (BCCM™/IHEM). Includes a testimony from BCCM™/IHEM customer, Dr Johan Boelaert, who explains the importance of access to selected strains with well documented characteristics.