ANTI bacterials Flashcards
1
Q
what are polymyxins?
A
antimicrobials affecting bacterial membranes, active on gram negative bacteria
2
Q
How do polymyxins work?
A
they disrupt the outer membrane of bacteria which affects the permeability which causes the leakage of cytoplasm
3
Q
What are lipopeptides?
A
they only work on gram positive bacteria, they affect the bacterial membranes, by rapid depolarisation of cytoplasmic membrane
