Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA.
APMIS. 2010 Jan;118(1):1-36. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0463.2009.02563.x.
This review focuses on the era of antibiosis that led to a better understanding of bacterial morphology, in particular the cell wall component peptidoglycan. This is an effort to take readers on a tour de force from the concept of antibiosis, to the serendipity of antibiotics, evolution of beta-lactam development, and the molecular biology of antibiotic resistance. These areas of research have culminated in a deeper understanding of microbiology, particularly in the area of bacterial cell wall synthesis and recycling. In spite of this knowledge, which has enabled design of new even more effective therapeutics to combat bacterial infection and has provided new research tools, antibiotic resistance remains a worldwide health care problem.
这篇综述重点介绍了抗生素时代,这一时期使人们对细菌形态学有了更好的理解,特别是细胞壁成分肽聚糖。本文旨在带领读者深入了解抗生素的概念、抗生素的偶然发现、β-内酰胺类药物的发展演变以及抗生素耐药性的分子生物学。这些研究领域使人们对微生物学有了更深入的理解,特别是在细菌细胞壁合成和回收方面。尽管有了这些知识,设计出了更新、更有效的治疗方法来对抗细菌感染,并提供了新的研究工具,但抗生素耐药性仍然是一个全球性的医疗保健问题。