Explain how the Kirby-Bauer method relies on diffusion of antibiotics

Q: Which of the following are associated with the origin and spread of antibiotic resistance?

A: Explanation are given below

Q: Name TWO antibiotics that are commonly found to cause superinfection What are the intended purposes…

A: Superinfection is the process by which a cell that has formerly been infected by one virus gets…

Q: List two features limiting the adaptation of nonvascularplants.

A: Non vascular plants are those plants which do not have vascular system, they lack of xylem and…

Q: List 7 main factors that cause antibiotic susceptibility

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Q: Mention and describe the two types of bacterial resistance to antibiotics.

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Q: Why is antibiotic resistance a problem and how can antibiotic resistance be prevented? (List the 7…

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Q: List four mechanisms that bacteria have developed through mutation to resist antimicrobial drugs

A: Antimicrobial drugs or antibiotics are the chemicals that can kill or slow the spread of bacteria.…

Q: Screening of potential antibiotic producing organism - Explain

A: An antibiotic is a type of antimicrobial substance active against bacteria. They are the most…

Q: Why are b- lactam antibiotics only bactericidal to growing bacteria?

A: Beta-lactam antibiotics are the antibiotics that are bactericidal, which means they kill bacteria.…

Q: Explain the mechanism of Vancomycin antibiotic?

A: Answer: ANTIBIOTIC = These are the chemicals or drugs used for the killing of microbes and inhibit…

Q: Why is Clostridium difficile a good target pathogen for a vaccine? (In details, please) thanks!

A: Clostridium difficile infection is a significant local area related sickness. This infection is…

Q: What is the connection between certain antimicrobial drugs and superinfections?

A: A microorganism develops an adaptive response towards antimicrobial drugs and is called drug…

Q: What does the zone of inhibition imply? Does the measurement of the zone of inhibition imply that…

A: Antibiotic Sensitivity Test ( AST) is a test used to detect best Antibiotic for eradication of…

Q: Antibiotic resistance is promoted by overprescription of antibiotics. How do we stop this trend?…

A: Antibiotics are used for preventing and treating infections caused by a specific pathogens.…

Q: What does antimycobacterial drug target? What does it target?

A: Anti-mycobacterial drug is the one which is used to treat Mycobacterial infections like Tuberculosis…

Q: Why we say Beta-lactam antibiotics to penicillin and also explain mode of action of theses…

A: Antibiotics is the word antibiosis which means against life.  They are chemical compounds obtained…

Q: Some bacteria produce the enzyme penicillinase, which breaks the beta-lactam ring in the penicillin…

A: Penicillin is able to kill bacteria by inhibiting their cell wall biosynthesis . The cell walls of…

Q: For each of the following antibiotics, give the spectrum, primary effect and briefly explain the…

A: Antibiotics are the biochemical compounds mostly obtained from fungi which target prokaryotic cells…

Q: Please give me the introduction basedon the topic *EVALUATION OF BROAD-SPECTRUM ANTIBIOTICS AND…

A: Antibiotics are the most often recommended drugs for children. The majority of antibiotics are used…

Q: The zone of inhibition measurement for S. aureus with an antibiotic disc of erythromycin is 10.…

A: KIRBY BAUER METHOD- Antibiotic sensitivity test is performed by using the agar diffusion method in…

Q: Intense fever, shock, and other symptoms occur in some gram-positive bacterial infections due to:…

A: Gram-positive bacteria are characterized by their thick walls of peptidoglycan. They stain red or…

Q: With the help of two (2) examples, define antibiotics

A: Antibiotics are widely used to treat certain infections cause by bacteria.

Q: Antibiotics are termed broad spectrum if they inhibit both Gram negative and Gram positive bacteria.…

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Q: Neosporin consists of neomnycin, bacitracin, and polymyxin B. Which component(s) can inhibit Gram…

A: Antibiotics are medicines that kill harmful living organisms, majorly microorganisms. The term…

Q: How can drug resistance in microorganisms be circumvented?

A: The uselessness of a treatment, such as an antibiotic or antineoplastic, for curing a disease or…

Q: What is the mode of action of bacitracin?  How does this influence the types of bacteria it can be…

A: Introduction:- Microorganisms such as bacteria, fungus, and protozoans are killed or inhibited by…

Q: True or false    panresistant organisms are only susceptible to the strongest of antibiotics

A: Antimicrobial resistance develops whenever bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites evolve and no…

Q: What are novel antibiotics? And their difference to normal antibiotics

A: What are novel antibiotics?

Q: What 4 principal antibiotic resistance (ABR) mechanisms are there? Is there a fundamental…

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Q: With some level of toxic shock syndrome caused by the superantigen produced by Staphylococcus…

A: Staphylococcus aureus - It is round shaped, gram positive bacteria, member of Firmicutes, generally…

Q: In the shown disc diffusion assay, how many antibiotics have no antibacterial effect at all?: Select…

A: The Kirby-Bauer procedure also known as a disk diffusion test is performed to test the antibiotic…

Q: Define the terms antiseptic and disinfectant. using one named example of each describe their modes…

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Q: What bacterial structural target would make an antibacterial drug selective for gram-negative…

A: The gram-negative bacteria don't retain the crystal violet stain that's why called gram-negative.

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Q: Which HDAC inhibitors are used as anticancer agents?

A: Histone deacetylase(HDAC)  Inhibitors are a class of anti cancer agents that induces apoptosis…

Q: Which bacterial culture (Lb. plantarum, P. acidilactici, or P. pentosaceus) was most effective…

A: Bacteria are prokaryotic organisms that may be pathogenic in nature. The cells are devoid of…

Q: Does the antibiotic disk producing the largest zone of inhibition on a plate always correspond to…

A: ZONE OF INHIBITION: The Antibiotic disk contains some Antibiotic that slowly gets dispersed in to…

Q: Why is Muller Hinton Agar (MHA) ideal for antibiotic susceptibility testing

A: MHA(Mueller Hinton Agar) was developed by Mueller and Hinton in 1941. It is used to test antibiotic…

Q: Describe the production of semi-synthetic antibiotics

A: Antibiotics are antimicrobial agents which work against bacteria.Hence antibiotics plays important…

Q: In what ways can you apply the principles of aseptic technique in your everyday life to maintain a…

A: Aseptic method means using procedures and procedures to prevent infection. It involves applying…

Q: Explain the Mechanism of Action of β- Lactam Antibiotics ?

A: An agent which kills or inhibits the growth of bacteria is called as an antibiotic. They can be…

Q: What is the mechanism of an antibiotic removal device (ARD)?

A: Blood cultures are prepared to detect the presence of a pathogenic microbe in the blood. If the…

Q: What is the definition of the term Resistant?  How do you detect that your microorganism is…

A: Resistant- ability of bacteria to endure the effects of a damaging chemical substance is known as…

Clinical Pharmacology

Pharmacology is a discipline of medicine that studies how medications interact with the systems and processes of living organisms, focusing on drug action mechanisms as well as therapeutic and other purposes.