Antibiotics Flashcards
1
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bactericidal
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an antibiotic that kills microorganisms
2
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bacteriostatic
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an antibiotic which inhibits pathogens from multiplying
3
Q
broad-spectrum antibiotics
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kills most pathogens
4
Q
narrow-spectrum antibiotics
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kills specific pathogens
5
Q
4 ways antibiotics inhibit cel growth
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- inhabitation of bacterial cell wall synthesis by hydrolysing cell wall
- disruption of bacterial cell membrane
- inhibition of bacterial protein synthesis
- inhibition of enzymes found in only bacterial cells