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In 2006, the term 'Patho-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/or therapeutic agents by replacement technology. The rationale for this "fighting fire with fire" approach being that for most species the strongest niche competitors are often the same or closely related species.
ii. The second approach (outlined in Chapters 11-14) involves the isolation and purification of pathogen-specific immunogenic proteins for direct application, thus removing the necessity for potentially harmful bacterial carrier platforms.
iii. The third approach (outlined in Chapter 15) provides an alternative to either (i) or (ii) above. This approach involves equipping non-pathogenic bacteria with the genetic elements necessary to survive the many stresses encountered outside the host as well as the myriad of antimicrobial hurdles faced during host transit and/or colonisation.
Contents
Preface 1. Application of Bacterial Pathogens in Replacement Therapy 2. Improvement of Insect Pathogens as Insecticides through Genetic Engineering 3. Phage Therapy: A Trojan Horse Approach to the Control of Intracellular Pathogens 4. Bacterial Ghosts as Vaccine and Drug Delivery Platforms 5. In Vivo Remote Control of Bacterial Vectors for Prophylaxis and Therapy 6. Genetic Immunization : Bacteria as DNA Vaccine Delivery Vehicles 7. Bacteria Mediated Gene Therapy Strategies 8. Use of Intracellular Bacteria for the Development of Tools for Tum or Therapy and the Detection of Novel Antibacterial Targets 9. Bacterial Vectors for RNAi Delivery 10. Virai Pathogens as Therapeutic Delivery Vehicles 11. Promiscuous Drugs from Pathogenic Bacteria in the Post-Antibiotics Era 12. Attack and Counter-Attack: Targeted Immunomodulation Using Bacterial Virulence F actors 13. Cosmetic and Therapeutic Applications of Botulinum Toxin in the Head and Neck 14. The Use of Recombinant Phage Lysins for the Control of Bacterial Pathogens 15. Engineered Pharmabiotics with Improved Therapeutic Potential