Modified MasteringMicrobiology with Pearson eText ValuePack Access Card for Microbiology with Diseases by Taxonomy
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ISBN: 9780134298702
Author: BAUMAN
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 10, Problem 7MC
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The pathogens sometimes acquire resistance to one or more than one microbial agents. In order to affect microbes, the antimicrobial drug must cross the cell wall and membrane to attach to the target molecule inside the cell. Microbes develop resistance against a drug by interrupting at some point of this pathway.
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Modified MasteringMicrobiology with Pearson eText ValuePack Access Card for Microbiology with Diseases by Taxonomy
Ch. 10 - Prob. 1MCCh. 10 - Prob. 2MCCh. 10 - Prob. 3MCCh. 10 - Which of the following statements is relevant in...Ch. 10 - Prob. 5MCCh. 10 - Multiple-drug-resistant microbes _____. a. are...Ch. 10 - Prob. 7MCCh. 10 - Prob. 8MCCh. 10 - Prob. 9MCCh. 10 - Label each figure below to indicate the class of...
Ch. 10 - What specific test for antimicrobial efficacy is...Ch. 10 - What characteristics would an ideal...Ch. 10 - Contrast narrow-spectrum and broad-spectrum drugs....Ch. 10 - Why is the fact that drug Z destroys the NAM...Ch. 10 - Prob. 4SACh. 10 - Prob. 5SACh. 10 - Prob. 6SACh. 10 - Prob. 7SACh. 10 - Prob. 8SACh. 10 - Compare and contrast the actions of polyenes,...Ch. 10 - Prob. 10SACh. 10 - Prob. 1CTCh. 10 - Prob. 2CTCh. 10 - Prob. 3CTCh. 10 - Prob. 4CTCh. 10 - Prob. 5CTCh. 10 - Even though aminoglycosides such as gentamicin can...Ch. 10 - Prob. 7CTCh. 10 - Prob. 8CTCh. 10 - Prob. 9CTCh. 10 - Antiparasitic drugs in the benzimidazole family...Ch. 10 - Prob. 11CTCh. 10 - Scientists have cultured bacteria isolated from...Ch. 10 - Prob. 13CTCh. 10 - Prob. 14CTCh. 10 - Enterococcus faecium is frequently resistant to...Ch. 10 - Using the following terms, fill in the following...Ch. 10 - Prob. 1CCSCh. 10 - Prob. 2CCSCh. 10 - Prob. 3CCSCh. 10 - Prob. 1TMWCh. 10 - Some antimicrobial drugs are harmful to humans....Ch. 10 - Prob. 3TMWCh. 10 - Why is it incorrect to say that an individual...Ch. 10 - Prob. 1EDCS
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