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Without fully explaining how the penicillin antibitic works: yes, archaea are resistant to penicillin. This is because they don't have peptidoglycan in their cell wall. Penicillin works by lowering the newly formed peptidoglycan in multiplying bacteria. It also does other things. The reason it works (this is natural penicillin G) only on Gr+ is because the can't get through the GR- cell wall. (I say this because both + and - HAVE peptidoglycan in their cell wall)
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∙ 11y agoArchaeal cell wall chemistry is different from that of bacteria
- Lacks muramic acid and D-amino acids and therefore is resistant to lysozyme and b-lactam antibiotics
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Certain bacteria produce a chemical that makes them resistant to penicillin since these bacteria reproduce asexually they usually produce offspring that?
survive exposure to penicillin
What is MRS bacteria?
It is usually called MRSA: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus. Methycillin is a version of penicillin that was developed to attack penicillin-resistant bacteria. MRSA can sometimes be treated with other common antibiotics like tetracyclines, e.g. doxycycline.
Gram negative bacteria are much more resistant to penicillin because?
Peptidoglycan in Gram-negative bacteria is inaccessible to penicillins because penicillin cannot penetrate the Gram-negative outer membrane.
Is positive gram cocci resistant to penicillins?
No penicillin is most effective against gram-positive bacteria.
Cytoplasm has no organelle is that a description of archaea or bacteria?
Archaea
Is archaea bacteria in dirt?
archaea is one of the 3 domains which is an evolutionary branch from bacteria which survive in extreme conditions, and therefore have intersting properties eg. heat resistant enzmyes
Which semi-synthetic penicillin's creation was sparked by the discovery of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria resistant to penicillin?
Methicillin
Certain bacteria produce a chemical that makes them resistant to penicillin since these bacteria reproduce asexually they usually produce offspring that?
survive exposure to penicillin
What type of chemical will allow come bacteria to be resistant to many penicillin's?
penicillinase
The rapid development of bacteria resistant to penicillin is an example of gradualism?
Punctuated equilibrium
Is the rapid development of bacteria resistant to penicillin an example of gradualism?
Punctuated equilibrium
When the antibiotic penicillin was first introduced it was immediately effective in combating staphylococcus bacterial infections?
1. members of the original population of bacteria that were penicillin resistant survived and reproduced, creating a more resistant populationReasonsome members of the of the original staphylococcus population had a mutation that made them penicillin- resistant. they survived and reproduced and all their offspring were also resistant to penicillin, creating a more resistant population
Why the frequency of penicillin-resistant bacteria can change over time within the population?
its smaLL
Why some bacteria are resistant from penicillin?
Because its bigger and bigger is better ;)
What is MRS bacteria?
It is usually called MRSA: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus. Methycillin is a version of penicillin that was developed to attack penicillin-resistant bacteria. MRSA can sometimes be treated with other common antibiotics like tetracyclines, e.g. doxycycline.
What impact did penicillin have on medicine?
It helps to kill bacteria. Therfore, it can treat many diseases. Although in modern time, bacteria are becoming resistant to antibiotics and penicillin is losing its effects.
Can penicillin treat tb bacteria?
No. TB is commonly resistant to numerous antibiotics. It's generally treated with a cocktail of antibiotics, none are Penicillin.
