Patho-Biotechnology

Roy Sleator, Colin Hill, Dr. Roy Sleator

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2008
• eBook ISBN: 9781040196311
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Subtopic: Biology
• Index: Biological Sciences

In 2006, the termPatho-biotechnology' was coined to describe the exploitation of pathogens, or pathogen derived factors, for beneficial applications in biotechnology, food and medicine.This concept encompasses three broad areas:i. The first approach (outlined in Chapters 1-10) involves the use of selected pathogens as effective prophylactic and/o

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication Page
• About the Editors
• About the Editors
• CONTENTS
• EDITORS
• CONTRIBUTORS
• PREFACE
• Acknowledgements
• Chapter 1: Application of Bacterial Pathogens in Replacement Therapy
• Chapter 2: Improvement of Insect Pathogens as Insecticides through Genetic Engineering
• Chapter 3: Phage Therapy: A Trojan Horse Approach to the Control of Intracellular Pathogens
• Chapter 4: Bacterial Ghosts as Vaccine and Drug Delivery Platforms
• Chapter 5: In Vivo Remote Control of Bacterial Vectors for Prophylaxis and Therapy Holger Loessner* and Siegfried Weiss
• Chapter 6: Genetic Immunization:Bacteria as DNA Vaccine Delivery Vehicles
• Chapter 7: Bacteria Mediated Gene Therapy Strategies
• Chapter 8: Use of Intracellular Bacteria for the Development of Tools for Tumor Therapy and the Detection of Novel Antibacterial Targets
• Chapter 9: Bacterial Vectors for RNAi Delivery
• Chapter 10: Viral Pathogens as Therapeutic Delivery Vehicles
• Chapter 11: Promiscuous Drugs from Pathogenic Bacteria in the Post-Antibiotics Era
• Chapter 12: Attack and Counter-Attack: Targeted Immunomodulation Using Bacterial Virulence Factors
• Chapter 13: Cosmetic and Therapeutic Applications of Botulinum Toxin in the Head and Neck
• Chapter 14
• Chapter 15: Engineered Pharmabiotics with Improved Therapeutic Potential
• Index