Microbiology: An Evolving Science (Fourth Edition)
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Chapter 14, Problem 3TQ
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The components of the ETS (electron transport system) in the pathogen that will make good targets for antibiotics.
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Antibiotics are medicines that help fight infections caused by bacteria. They either kill or inhibit the growth of bacterial cells. Originally, it is a substance produced by one microorganism that affects the growth of another microorganism. The plasmid carries the genes responsible for antibiotic resistance in the bacterial cells.
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Microbiology: An Evolving Science (Fourth Edition)
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