Name: Frontiers in Microbiology
ISBN: 978-94-009-3353-8

Editors:

Erik Clercq⁰

Erik Clercq
1. Rega Institute, Department of Microbiology and Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
View editor publications

You can also search for this editor in PubMed Google Scholar

Part of the book series: New Perspectives in Clinical Microbiology (NPCM, volume 13)

3644 Accesses
10 Citations
3 Altmetric

Buy it now

eBook USD 169.00

Price excludes VAT (USA)

Softcover Book USD 219.99

Price excludes VAT (USA)

Hardcover Book USD 219.99

Price excludes VAT (USA)

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access

Licence this eBook for your library

Learn about institutional subscriptions

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check for access.

Table of contents (41 chapters)

Front Matter

Pages I-XVIII

PDF
Review Lectures by Invited Speakers
1. Front Matter
  
  Pages 1-1
  
  PDF
2. Chemotherapy
  
  Introduction to Section I: Antibacterial, Antifungal and Antiviral Chemotherapy
  
  H. Vanderhaeghe
  
  Pages 5-6
  
  β-Lactam Antibiotics as Carbonyl Donors of the Active-Site Serine β-Lacta-Mases, DD-Peptidases and LL-Peptidases
  
  J.-M. Ghuysen
  
  Pages 7-28
  
  New Antifungal Agents: A Result of Target-Oriented Drug Design
  
  P. A. J. Janssen
  
  Pages 29-46
  
  Antiviral Chemotherapy: Design or Serendipity ?
  
  R. T. Walker
  
  Pages 47-61
3. Intestinal Microflora
  
  Introduction to Section II: Gastrointestinal Microbiota and their Role in the Metabolism of Endogenous and Exogenous Substances
  
  H. Eyssen
  
  Pages 65-68
  
  The Indigenous Gastrointestinal Microbiota
  
  D. C. Savage
  
  Pages 69-78
  
  Metabolism of Endogenous Substances
  
  T. Midtvedt
  
  Pages 79-88
  
  Seeking Explanations for Pharmacological and Toxicological Phenomena in the Metabolic Reactions of the Intestinal Flora
  
  P. Goldman
  
  Pages 89-104
4. Humoral Factors in Immunity
  
  Introduction to Section III: Humoral Factors in Immunity: Cytokines, Interferons and Interleukins
  
  A. Billiau
  
  Pages 107-108
  
  Mechanisms of Natural Resistance
  
  S. Baron
  
  Pages 109-124
  
  Regulation of Cell Growth by Interferon and Tumor Necrosis Factor
  
  J. Vilček
  
  Pages 125-136
  
  The Role of Interleukin-1 in Mediating Host Defense Mechanisms
  
  C. A. Dinarello
  
  Pages 137-150
5. Tumor Immunity
  
  Introduction to Section IV: Tumor, Virus and Transplant Immunity
  
  M. Vandeputte
  
  Pages 153-154
  
  Mechanisms of Resistance to Viruses and Tumors, and the Development of Vaccines
  
  A. C. Allison
  
  Pages 155-164
  
  Total Lymphoid Irradiation
  
  S. Strober
  
  Pages 165-172
6. New Horizons in Virus Research
  
  Introduction to Section V: New Horizons in Virus Research
  
  E. De Clercq
  
  Pages 175-178
  
  Perspectives in Disease Prevention by Vaccines
  
  M. R. Hilleman
  
  Pages 179-190
  
  The Challenge of Chronic Virus Infections
  
  F. Rapp
  
  Pages 191-206

About this book

The International Symposium on Frontiers in Microbiology has been de dicated to Prof. P. De Somer, whom I succeeded shortly after his death on 17 June 1985 as Rector of this now more than 560-year old University. When Prof. De Somer became the head of the University he started to remodel it, giving our old Alma Mater a more transparent administrative structure, strengthening its scientific and cultural autonomy, and establishing close links with the most prestigious national and foreign institutions. This made De Somer to one of the greatest, if not the greatest, of rectors in the history of Belgian Universities. He was a great leader, a perfect organizer, a clever negotiator, and a brilliant orator. In his speeches one immediately sensed his intuitive cognition and witty evaluation of the values of life. He knew perfectly well how to persuade the unwilling and to disenchant the illusionist. Sometimes a visionary himself, he would not pursue his ideas unless there was a chance of success. As innovative Prof. P. De Somer was in providing to this University a new face, or should I say facelifting, as international is his reputation as the founder, and, since its inception, only director, of the Rega Institute. Built now more than 30 years ago, the Rega Institute has re mained one of the world's leading centers in microbiological research.

Keywords

Editors and Affiliations

Rega Institute, Department of Microbiology and Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium

Erik Clercq

Bibliographic Information

Book Title: Frontiers in Microbiology
Book Subtitle: From Antibiotics to AIDS
Editors: Erik Clercq
Series Title: New Perspectives in Clinical Microbiology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3353-8
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, Dordrecht 1987
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-89838-959-3Published: 31 July 1987
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-8006-4Published: 20 September 2011
eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-3353-8Published: 06 December 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 314
Topics: Medical Microbiology, Immunology, Oncology
Industry Sectors: Biotechnology, Consumer Packaged Goods, Pharma

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Editors:

Sections

Buy it now

Buying options

Other ways to access

Table of contents (41 chapters)

Front Matter

Review Lectures by Invited Speakers

Front Matter

Chemotherapy

Intestinal Microflora

Humoral Factors in Immunity

Tumor Immunity

New Horizons in Virus Research

About this book

Keywords

Editors and Affiliations

Rega Institute, Department of Microbiology and Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium

Bibliographic Information

Publish with us

Buy it now

Buying options

Other ways to access

Search

Navigation