title: Antibacterial monoclonal antibodies and the dawn of a new era in the control of infection.
abstract: Literature reports concerned with monoclonal antibodies against bacteria, or their toxins, which are pathogens for man and animals were surveyed. These antibodies have important potential uses in human and veterinary pathology and medicine. They are likely to become key elements in a fast progression toward a more complete understanding and control of infectious diseases and of toxin poisoning. A new area of bacteriology relevant to sanitary engineering is also being advanced with the help of antibacterial monoclonal antibodies. This area involves bacteria that produce the biofuel methane, along with other molecules of nutritional value, through a process which brings about the recycling of organic wastes and thereby limits or controls microbial contamination of soil and water.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000276:immunology; D002003:Brucella abortus / Q000276:immunology; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000276:immunology; D019605:Euryarchaeota / Q000276:immunology; D005544:Forecasting; D005818:Genetic Engineering; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007106:Immune Sera; D007116:Immunization, Passive; D007875:Legionella / Q000276:immunology; D009030:Mosaicism; D009166:Mycobacterium leprae / Q000276:immunology; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000276:immunology; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000276:immunology; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000276:immunology; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000276:immunology; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D013143:Spirochaetaceae / Q000276:immunology; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000276:immunology; D014210:Treponema pallidum / Q000276:immunology; D014734:Vibrio cholerae / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D007106:Immune Sera; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic