Antimicrobial and Antibacterial Agents

Pharmaceutical microbiology

Pharmaceutical microbiology is one of the branches of microbiology. This includes, for instance, the study of pharmaceutical microorganisms, reducing the number of microorganisms in a system environment, excluding microorganisms and microbial bi-products such as exotoxin and endotoxin from water and other starting materials, and ensuring that the finished pharmaceutical product is sterile. Certain aspects of pharmaceutical microbiology include research and development of anti-infectious agents, the use of microorganisms to detect mutagenic and carcinogenic behavior in prospective medicines, and the use of microorganisms in the manufacture of pharmaceutical products such as insulin and human growth hormones. Pharmaceutical Microbiology mainly focus on the following: