Antibiotics I
Penicillin was discovered by this individual in 1928.
Who is Alexander Fleming.
Bacteria reproduce in this process.
What is binary fission.
Penicillins are a subclass of _______ antibiotics.
What are b-lactams.
This pathogen killed more people than any other infectious agent in 2019.
What is tuberculosis.
The 3 primary mechanisms of horizontal gene transfer in bacteria.
What are transformation, conjugation, and transduction.
Penicillins function by inhibiting this process.
What is cell wall synthesis.
Rifampin targets this process.
What is mRNA synthesis.
Bacteria coordinate collective action through this process.
What is quorum sensing.
What type of nucleic acid does influenza use to encode their genome?
What is RNA.
During this process, DNA is transferred between bacteria through a tube between cells.
What is conjugation.
Macrolides target this process.
What is protein synthesis.
A biologically inactive compound which can be metabolized in the body to produce a drug.
What is a prodrug.
The central dogma of biology.
What is DNA to RNA to protein.
What type of nucleic acid does HIV use to encode their genome?
What is RNA.
During this process, DNA is moved from 1 bacterium to another by a virus.
What is transduction.
Quinolones target this process.
What is DNA synthesis.
Carbapenems target this process.
What is cell wall synthesis.
This is sometimes given as part of a vaccine to help kickstart the immune response.
What is an adjuvant.
What type of nucleic acid does Herpes use to encode their genome?
What is DNA.
During this process, a bacterium takes up a piece of DNA floating in its environment.
What is transformation.