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What antibiotic will kill fungus in humans?
No antibiotics will kill fungi living anywhere. Antibiotics either kill or stop bacteria reproducing.
Does penicillin works against influenza virus?
no, antibiotics kill bacteria/fungi not virus'
Which type of microbe can be killed by an antibiotic?
Antibiotics can only kill bacteria. Not fungi or viruses.
What is antibiotics produced by?
Antibiotics are chemicals that kill or inhibit the growth of bacteria and are used to treat bacterial infections. They are produced in nature by soil bacteria and fungi.
Why are antibiotics made by fungi and bacteria?
Bacteria is represented as both fungi and antibiotics. Fungi produce antibiotics to compete and overpower the bacteria present in the dead matter that encloses them.
Why do fungi produce antibiotics that inhibit bacterial growth?
Fungi and bacteria are in direct competition with each other when it comes to decomposing dead matter. If a fungus would like to be the dominant decomposer; it will find a way to kill its neighbor bacteria.
What does fungi produce and doctors prescribe?
Antibiotics
Is penicillium a type of fungus that produces a medicine used to kill bacteria?
Penicillium (from Latin penicillus: paintbrush) is a genus of ascomyceteous fungi, Among the fungi beloning to this group is a group of antibiotics derived from Penicillium. There are many more.
How are organisms in the Fungi kingdom useful to humans?
fungi is very valuable as a source of vitamins and antibiotics
Which viruses do antibiotics kill?
Antibiotics are the chemicals produced by microorganisms to inhibit the growth of other microorganisms. most of the antibiotics are produced by fungi. Very few are produces by bacteria. For example the antibiotics Monobactum, Bacitracin and Polymixin B are produced by bacteria. They almost all act against other bacteria and not viruses. ( Amphotericin B acts against fungi and is too toxic.) In fact you do not have good drugs against viruses and then you conveniently avoid to talk about it.
Why does fungi inhibit the growth of bacteria?
Antibiotics, specifically, antibacterial compounds.
What is the moral to antibiotics?
Give due respect to antibiotics and they will resiprocate. You kill them and they will kill you.
