Microbiology with Diseases by Taxonomy (5th Edition)
Microbiology with Diseases by Taxonomy (5th Edition)
5th Edition
ISBN: 9780134019192
Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
Publisher: PEARSON
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To determine:

The way in which Penicillium escape the effects of penicillin it secretes.

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The property of an antimicrobial agent to inhibit a pathogen is selective toxicity. All antimicrobial agents are selectively toxic to the pathogens so, that they do not harm the host. Selective toxicity is expressed in the form of therapeutic dose to treat a disease and the dose at which the drug could become toxic to the host.

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