6.4 Flashcards
1
Q
How are antibiotics a further selection pressure to the immune system
A
Pathogens may be produce an enzyme to help them break down the antibiotic
Pathogens may use a different metabolic pathway to the one inhibited by the enzyme
Conjugation - horizontal evolution, resistance in the same generation
2
Q
Why do bacterial populations evolve quickly
A
High reproduction rates
Large population size
Useful mutations
