Bacteria
What is the main difference between gram- and gram+ bacteria?
In its cell wall structure,
Gram- having an extra layer
Gram+ having only one layer
What is an antibiotic?
Powerful medications used to treat bacterial infections.
What was studied to discover the first antibiotic?
Mold
Aminoglycoside affects the protein producing ribosomes of bacteria, why doesn't this affect human production?
Since Aminoglycoside inhibits subunit 30s, and humans have subunits 40s and 60s, whilst bacteria have 30s and 50s.
What is antimicrobial resistance?
Ability of Bacteria to develop the ability to defeat and overcome the drugs designed to kill them.
Who was the person who discovered the first effective antibiotic?
Alexander Fleming
Why can't antibiotics help against the flu?
How do antibiotics work?
Antibiotics work by targeting specific structures or processes in bacteria, disrupting their ability to survive and reproduce.
In which range of years were Quinolones discovered?
the 1960s
Bacteria that have become resistant to most of the antibiotics are known as?
Superbugs
The organization that recognized antimicrobial resistance as one of the top 10 global public health threats are known as?
World Health Organization
What was Alexander Fleming awarded for his discovery of Penicillin?
Nobel Prize