Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach
Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9781259709227
Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor, Heidi Smith
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 10.2, Problem 12AYP
Summary Introduction

To describe:

The working of drugs targeting folic acid synthesis.

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The antimicrobial strategy revolves around realizing the necessary metabolic activities of microbes, followed by using methods to remove or disrupt their basic requirements for survival. The commonly used antimicrobials are categorized according to their target of metabolic action in infectious microbes. Some drugs target folic acid synthesis in bacteria.

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