0
Want this question answered?
Be notified when an answer is posted
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Do antibiotics cause bacteria to become resistant?
Yes, over use of antibiotics can cause bacteria to become resistant.
Which is a way that biotechnology has Not helped society?
New, stronger bacteria have evolved that are resistant to antibiotics.
What is a word meaning a bacteria has adapted to antibiotics?
Resistant or resistance is when a bacteria has adapted to an antibiotic.
What is the biggest challenge in the field of microbiology?
Developing new antibiotics that are effective against multi-drug resistant strains of pathogenic bacteria such as methicillin resistant Staph.
What is an mrsa?
mrsa means multiple resistant staphylococus aureus. Is a bacteria which is resistant to several antibiotics
are Antibiotics are useful for limiting the growth of most pathogenic bacteria?
no, many bacteria have become resistant due to improper use of antibiotics.
How does resistance develop in bacteria?
Bacteria, like all organisms, have phenotypic variations. Some bacteria are resistant to antibacterial drugs and survive the onslaught of these drugs. They then go on to have progeny ( by fission ) that they confer this resistance on so that you have a new population of resistant bacteria.
What is antibiotic resistant bacteria?
Also known as "superbugs", antibiotic resistant bacteria have evolved to a point that our usual antibiotics won't kill them. VRE and MRSA are common forms of antibiotic resistant bacteria.
Why has there been a large increase of antibiotic resistant strains of bacteria?
Overuse of traditional antibiotics has caused a selection of those bacteria that are resistant to the antibiotic.
What is the given name to the bacteria that doesn't respond to antibiotics?
If a microbe is not affected by antibiotics, it is said to be resistant to the antibiotic.
How is the presence of antibiotic resistance used as a marker in bacterial transformation?
Antibiotics will kill off all of the bacteria that have not mutated and formed a resistance to the drug. Those that have a resistance to the antibiotics will survive and multiply into many resistant bacterium. This continuously facilitates the production of new kinds of antibiotic resistant bacteria
Does bacteria exhibit genetic diversity within bacterial species?
Yes. This is why bacteria are becoming resistant to antibiotics.
