title: Antibiotics.
abstract: The chapter informs about different types of antibiotics, their structure, biosynthesis and their regulation. Industrial cultivation and isolation of antibiotics is described in the chapter. Search for microorganisms producing antibiotics and preparation of high-producing strains is described. Resistance against antibiotics in producing microorganisms and pathogens is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Vídenská 1083, 142 20 Prague, Czech Republic. behal@biomed.caz.cz
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bĕhal
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial / Q000502:physiology; D005818:Genetic Engineering / Q000379:methods*; D005827:Genetics, Microbial / Q000379:methods*; D006706:Homeostasis / Q000502:physiology; D007218:Industrial Microbiology / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents