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Chapter 10- Antimicrobial Drugs Flashcards

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Chemotherapy

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treatment with chemical substances

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Drug

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affects physiology

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Antimicrobial drugs

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chemotherapeutic agents used to treat infectious diseases

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Penicillin

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Used to treat bacterial infections

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Bactericidal

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They kill microorganisms directly

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Bacteriostatic

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They inhibit the growth of microorganisms

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Semisynthetic

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chemically altered antibiotics, partially man-made

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Synthetic

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Antibiotics that are manufactured in lab

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Selective Toxicity

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  • Drug will only affect microorganisms without damaging human
  • Mechanism of action will affect cell structure or metabolism but not both
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5 ways an antimicrobial drug can kill/prevent microorganisms

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  1. The inhibition of cell wall synthesis
  2. The inhibition of protein synthesis
  3. Disruption of the plasma membrane
  4. Inhibition of nucleic acid synthesis
  5. Inhibiting metabolic pathways
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The inhibition of cell wall synthesis

and why are these not toxic to humans?

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  • Prevents the cross-linkage of NAM in the peptidoglycan layer (affects tetrapeptide bonds)
  • Bacertial cell undergoes lysis due to movement of water

Humans don’t have cell walls

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The inhibition of protein synthesis

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  • Targets the 70S ribosomes (either the 30S or 50S subunit)
  • Targets translation
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Disruption of the plasma membrane

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  • Some antifungal drugs combine with ergosterol to damage the cell membrane
  • Effective in fungal infections
  • Humans are susceptible, but not bacteria
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Ergosterol

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similar in composition to cholesterol which is found in gram negative bacteria

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Inhibition of nucleic acid synthesis

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  • Blocks DNA replication or RNA transcription
  • Affects both eukaryotic/prokaryotic cells
  • Can damage the human host cell
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Inhibiting metabolic pathways:
In order to produce DNA/RNA, bacteria need _____ _____. ____ disrupts DNA/RNA _______, but humans ______________

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  • Bacteria need folic acid
  • PABA
  • Humans do not use PABA and therefore have minimal toxicity to these medications
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17
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6th method- _____ ______, which..

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Attachment antagonists- blocks viral attachment of receptor proteins

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18
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Which antibiotics are inhibitors of cell wall synthesis

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Penicillin, Penicillin derivatives, and Cephalosproins

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19
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All penicillins have a _____ _____ structure containing a _____ _____ _____

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All pencillins have a common core structure containing a beta-lactam ring

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So, _____ _____ are..

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Beta lactams are inhibitors of cell wall synthesis

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Natural Penicillin exs and mech. of action

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Penicillin G and Penicillin V
Inhibits cell wall synthesis

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The original compound of all the penicillins is

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Penicillin G

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Natural Penicillin advantages

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Inexpensive
Usually not toxic
Good against gram +

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Natural Penicillin disadvantages

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Narrow spectrum of activity
Susceptible to penicillinase (AKA beta lactamase)

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Penicillin G is normally _____, and penicillin V can be ____ ____

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Penicillin G is normally injected because if taken orally, penicillin G is destroyed by stomach acids

Penicillin V is stable in stomach acids and can be taken orally

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Semisynthetic Penicillin- was developed by

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by chemically adding a synthetic side chain to the common core structure of the natural penicillin

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Semisynthetic Penicillin (3 points)

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  • More readily absorbed
  • Less susceptible to deactivation by beta-lactamase
  • Broader-spectrum of activity
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Types of semisynthetic penicillins

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  • Oxacillin
  • Amoxicillin
  • Methicillin
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Oxacillin

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Semisynthetic penicillin that’s resistant to penicillinase (beta lactamase)

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Amoxicillin

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Semisynthetic penicillin that was developed to have a broader spectrum of activity

Effective against many gram-positive and gram-negative bacterias

Not resistant to penicillinase

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Example of a hospital acquired disease

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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32
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Methicillin

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Used in description of antibiotic resistance (MRSA)

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_______ differ from natural penicillins in that they are ____ to penicillinases and are _____ against more ___–_____ bacteria

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Cephalosporins differ from natural penicillins in that they are resistant to penicillinases and are effective against more gram-negative bacteria

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34
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Polypeptide Antibiotics include ____ and _______

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Bacitracin and Vancomycin

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Bacitracin

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  • Effective against gram +
  • Use is for topical applications
36
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Bacitracin is still a ____ ____ ____ but is NOT a ____ _____

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Bacitracin is still a cell wall inhibitor but is NOT a beta lactam

37
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Vancomycin

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  • Derived from Streptomyces
  • Last line of antibiotic defense for Staphylocccos infections that are resistant to other antibiotics
  • NOT a beta lactam
38
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Antimycobacterial Antibiotic works against _______ which is

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Mycobacteria which is an acid-fast bacteria (waxy cell walls)

39
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Example of antimycobacterial antibiotic and 2 points

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Isoniazid: -inhibitor of cell wall synthesis
- NOT beta lactam

40
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All the ones that are cell wall inhibitors but not beta lactams:

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Polypeptide Antibiotics- bacitracin and vancomycin
Antimycobacterial Antibiotics- Isoniazid

41
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Inhibitors of proteins synthesis: all exs

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  • Chloramphenicol
  • Aminoglycosides
  • Tetracyclines
  • Macrolides
42
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Chloramphenicol

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  • Blocks polypeptide formation on 50S subunit
  • Side effect: bone marrow suppression
43
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Aminoglycosides

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  • Disrupts the 30S subunit shape
  • Good against gram-negative
44
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Types of Aminoglycosides

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Streptomycin
Neomycin
Gentamicin

45
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Streptomycin

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Treats tuberculosis
Inhibitor of protein synthesis

46
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Neomycin

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Topical ointment
Inhibitor of protein synthesis

47
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Gentamicin

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Useful against Pseudomonas infections
Inhibitor of protein synthesis

48
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Aminoglycoside side effects

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  • Ototoxic (deafness)
  • Nephrotoxic (kidneys)
49
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Tetracyclines

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  • Blocks the trna site
  • Broad spectrum
  • Use in young is not recommended to avoid toxicity
50
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Tetracyclines toxicity can lead to

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Teeth discoloration

51
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Tetracyclines example

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Doxycycline

52
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Macrolides

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  • Attaches to 50S subunit blocking the movement of mRNA
  • ex: erythromycin and azithromycin
  • Side effect: Heart
53
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What is often used as a penicillin substitute for the treatment of streptococcal and staphylococcal infections in children.?

A

Erythromycin

54
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Disruption of the plasma membrane examples

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Polymyxin B and Azoles

55
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Polymyxin B

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Topical uses
Effective against gram negative

56
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Azoles

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  • Disrupting the ergosterol of fungi can result in channel formation in the cell membrane
  • Toxicity: Hepatotoxic
57
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Types of azoles end with ____

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fluconazole
ketoconazole
itraconazole

58
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Neosporin is made up of

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Polymyxin B (damage the bacterial plasma membrane), bacitracin (inhibit the synthesis of bacterial cell wall), and neomycin (inhibit the synthesis of bacterial protein)

59
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Inhibitors of nucleic acid syntheisis

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Fluroquinolones
Rifampina
Novobiocin

60
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Rifampina

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Disrupts RNA polymerase function

61
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Novobiocin

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inhibits DNA gyrase

62
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Fluoroquinolones

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  • Inhibit DNA gyrase
  • Ex: Ciprofloxacin, for anthrax infections
    Side effects: impacts joints
63
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Inhibiting metabolic pathways

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Sulfonamides (sulfa) drug

64
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Sulfonamides (sulfa) drug

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  • Disrupts PABA
  • Includes trimethoprim and sulfonamides
  • Side affect: skin rash
65
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When determining which of the above medications to administer several things must be considered.

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  1. Spectrum of activity
  2. Effectiveness
  3. Route of administration
  4. Saftey/side effects
66
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Effectiveness can be determined by a

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diffusion susceptibility test

67
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Which spectrum of action may allow for secondary or superinfections

68
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The use of antibiotics has not _____ resistance but rather has ______ for it

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The use of antibiotics has not produced resistance but rather has selected for it

69
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Multiple resistance

A

resistance to many drugs simultaneously

70
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Cross-resistance

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resistance to drugs of similar action

71
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Multiple resistance is often referred to as a

72
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Resistance by bacteria is acquired 2 ways:

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  • New mutations of chromosomal genes
  • Acquisition of R plasmids via transformation, transduction, and conjugation
73
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How to prevent drug resistance

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  • Use antimicrobials only when necessary
  • Patients must complete the medication
  • Researchers can continue to work on semisynthetic/synthetic antimicrobials
  • Develop new variations of existing drugs
74
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Antimicrobials often work best ________ in a multimodal treatment

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Antimicrobials often work best synergistically in a multimodal treatment

75
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Physicians must consider

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  1. How antimicrobial agent will be distributed
  2. Patient abilities
76
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Routes of administration

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  • Topical application (external injections)
  • Oral (no needles)
  • Intramuscular administration (needle into muscle)
  • Intravenous administration (directly into bloodstream)
  • Subcutaneous (injected under skin)
77
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What is responsible for conjugation?

A

Fertility gene (F factor)

78
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What does F+ mean?

A

The F factor is located on the F plasmid and they can form the pilus

79
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What is the name for the cell that the plasma is embedded in the chromosome?

80
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What is the difference between fertility in a plasmid vs in the chromosome?

If it’s F+,

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The recipient who was F- becomes F+ and no other chromosome gets transferred

81
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What is the difference between fertility in a plasmid vs in the chromosome?

If it’s Hfr,

A

They stay F-, but other chromosome does transfer

82
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The ____ ___ is not part of the lac operon. It just controls it

A

regulatory gene

83
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In the absence of tryptophan, the tryptophan operon is transcribed. T/F

84
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The general term for a virus that attacks the prokaryote

A

Bacteriophage

85
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A prokaryote that is F+,

A

can make a pilus

86
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T/F
An Hfr prokaryote transfers the entire plasmid to the recipient

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False- it only transfers a section of the chromosome

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