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Antibiotics: Types and Mechanisms Explained by Mohammed Othman is a document available to read on EtoBox.
Antibiotics are antimicrobial agents produced by microorganisms to inhibit or kill other microbes, classified by their spectrum, producer strain, mode of action, biosynthesis, and chemical structure. They can be broad-spectrum or narrow-spectrum, and their mechanisms include inhibiting cell wall synthesis, disrupting cell membranes, blocking protein synthesis, and inhibiting nucleic acid synthesis. Antibiotics can be bactericidal, killing bacteria, or bacteriostatic, inhibiting their growth.
- Author
- Mohammed Othman
- Language
- EN