The generally accepted assumption of Waksman (1961) that "antibiotics play no real part in modifying or influencing living processes that occur in nature" has been contested by a number of studies demonstrating the contrary. Several generations of new semi-synthetic antibiotics (AB) derived from existing antibiotic backbone structures, are now on the market. They represent the most commonly used antibiotics in human care, as well as in animal farming. The massive use of new generations of synthetic antibiotics, resulted in the development and in the spread of new resistant bacterial strains, raising big concerns about the potential impact of these bacteria to human health.
Adaptations to semi-synthetic antibiotics drive drastic changes in aquatic bacterial communities
Gianluca Corno
2013
Abstract
The generally accepted assumption of Waksman (1961) that "antibiotics play no real part in modifying or influencing living processes that occur in nature" has been contested by a number of studies demonstrating the contrary. Several generations of new semi-synthetic antibiotics (AB) derived from existing antibiotic backbone structures, are now on the market. They represent the most commonly used antibiotics in human care, as well as in animal farming. The massive use of new generations of synthetic antibiotics, resulted in the development and in the spread of new resistant bacterial strains, raising big concerns about the potential impact of these bacteria to human health.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
