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| Antibiotic derived from fungus |
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| Produced by the natural metabolic processes of aerobic microorganisms |
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Cell wall synthesis
nucleic acid structure
protein synthesis
cell membranes
folic acid synthesis |
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| Penicillins, vancomycin, bacitracin |
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| Tetracycline, erythromycin |
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| Complex association that arises from a mixture of microorganism growing together on a surface |
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| Potentially toxic to infected host. EX: azoles |
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| Few drugs bc their life stages make them drug resistant |
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| Interfere w/ viral replication by blocking viral entry into cells, blocking replication process, or preventing the assembly of viral subunits. |
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| Compound that closely resembles another in chemical structure |
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| Basic structural unit of DNA & RNA |
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| Interferes w/ reverse transcriptase or proteases to prevent maturation of viral particles |
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| Tests specific antimicrobials against bacteria |
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| Identifies the smallest effective dose of an antimicrobial toxic to infecting microbe |
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| Ration of the amount of drug toxic & MIC |
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