When we have a bacterial infection, we often take antibiotics. Why do antibiotics only kill bacterial cells and not our own human cells? They do kill human cells but there are far more human cells than bacterial cells and they will quickly repopulate after the infection. Antibiotics are proteins that can only bind to bacterial cell wall receptors. Antibiotics target structures of bacterial cells that human don't have, such as a nucleus. Antibiotics target structures of bacterial cells that human don't have, such as peptidoglycan.

When we have a bacterial infection, we often take antibiotics. Why do antibiotics only kill bacterial cells and not our own human cells? They do kill human cells but there are far more human cells than bacterial cells and they will quickly repopulate after the infection. Antibiotics are proteins that can only bind to bacterial cell wall receptors. Antibiotics target structures of bacterial cells that human don't have, such as a nucleus. Antibiotics target structures of bacterial cells that human don't have, such as peptidoglycan.

Comprehensive Medical Assisting: Administrative and Clinical Competencies (MindTap Course List)

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ISBN:9781305964792

Author:Wilburta Q. Lindh, Carol D. Tamparo, Barbara M. Dahl, Julie Morris, Cindy Correa

Publisher:Wilburta Q. Lindh, Carol D. Tamparo, Barbara M. Dahl, Julie Morris, Cindy Correa

Chapter42: Basic Microbiology

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