antibiotics

Question 1

list 7 hypotheses for the purpose of antibiotics

Answer 1

1. competition
2. used as signalling molecules (communication)
3. produced to aid in sporulation/spore survival
4. as an aid to a symbiotic partnership
5. waste product of metabolism (no function)
6. to aid in predation
7. produced as a weapon to help protect against bacterial predators in a nutrient poor environment

Question 2

describe the predatory behavior of streptomyces

Answer 2

they’re non-obligate predators. If there’s no other nutrients around, they can prey on other bacteria

Question 3

list 3 methods to control pathogens instead of antibiotics

Answer 3

bacteriophages, inhibitors of Quorum Sensing Molecules, predatory bacteria