Antimicrobials and Agriculture

I Introduction 1 Prologue 2 Beta-Lactamase Inhibitors: Biochemical Properties and Bacteriological ApplicationII Soil Aspects 3 Action of Nitrification Inhibitors 4 Nitrification Inhibition Properties of Etridiazol 5 Perturbations in Soil Activity Caused by Agrochemicals 6 Fungicides, Fungal Potential and Soil MicrobiologyIII Plant Aspects 7 Phytoalexins 8 Gibberellin Synthesis Inhibition by Herbicides 9 Fungal Antagonism in Relation to Peaches 10 Aureofungin in Plant Diseases 11 The Effect of Wound Depth on the Postharvest Penicillium Storage Rots of CitrusIV Animal Aspects 12 Therapy and Natural Defences in Mastitis: I The Phagocytic Defense of the Udder 13 Therapy and Natural Defences in Mastitis: II Interaction of Antibiotics and Phagocytes in Mastitis Therapy 14 Chemoprophylaxis in Bovine Mastitis 15 Recent Advances in the Use of ß-Lactam Antibiotics for the Treatment of Mastitis 16 Chick Salmonella Infections-Combined Therapy by Antimicrobials and Intestinal Bacteria 17 Are Resistant Gram-Positive Bacteria in Animals a Threat to Man? 18 Gentamicin-Resistant Salmonellae in Turkey Rearing 19 Diet, Disease and Drug Resistance in Wild and Domesticated Birds 20 The Control of Bacterial Fish Diseases by Antimicrobial Compounds 21 Production of Antibiotics by Cutaneous Fungi and Bacteria 22 Interaction between Antibiotic-Producing Bacteria and Dermatophilus congolensis: a Potential Therapeutic Tool? 23 Transmission of Genes between Staphylococci on Skin 24 Listeria monocytogenes: Hormone InhibitionV Feed Aspects 25 Performance Promoters in Animal Nutrition: II Methods of Comparison of Effectiveness 26 Contemporary Concepts of Growth Promoter Use 27 Antibiotics as Feed Additives for Ruminant Livestock 28 The Selective Capacity of Pig Feed Additives and Growth Promotants for Coliform Resistance 29 Nutritional Aspects of Virginiamycin in Feeds 30 Salmonella Shedding and Feed Additives 31 The Effect of Some Feed Antibiotics on the Microbial Flora of Animals 32 The Role of Streptococcus faecium in Antibiotic-Relieved Growth Depression of Chickens 33 Stakhanovism and Side-Effects 34 Inhibitory Substances in Animal Feeds: Experiences over the Past Five YearsVI Food Aspects 35 The Effects of Nisin on the Sensitivity of Microorganisms to Antibiotics and Other Chemotherapeutic Agents 36 Food Antibiotic Nisin: Comparative Effects on Erysipelothrix and ListeriaVII Public Health Aspects 37 Animal Health and Productivity: Drug Development-Regulatory Interface 38 Penicillin Hypersensitivity-is Milk a Significant Hazard? 39 Antibiotics in Animals and Food Processing: are They Human Nutritional Hazards? 40 Human and Animal Consumption of Antibiotics and Chemotherapeutic Drugs in Sweden during 1980 41 Evaluation of the European Community's Four-Plate Method for the Detection of Residues of Antimicrobial Drugs in Slaughtered Animals 42 The Incidence of Antibiotic-Resistant Escherichia coli in Water Used on Dairy Farms 43 Antimicrobial Drug Resistance in Salmonellae in Britain-a Real Threat to Public Health? 44 Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in Food of Man and Animals 45 The Ecology of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in Animals and Their EnvironmentLists of ParticipantsAuthor IndexOrganism IndexSubject Index