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Microbes evolve. Those which are better able to survive the drugs that people use to kill them will be more likely to give rise to new generations of microbes. It works exactly the same way as any other form of evolutionary pressure.
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What happens to microbes in the freezer?
they become dormant, but do not die.
How do microbes survive from bad conditions?
It depends on the microbe. Some can not and others become 'dormant'.
What are the microbes that become apparent when a microscope is switch to 1000X?
The answer your lab manual is looking for is bacteria.
How might individual bacterium become resistant to an antibiotic?
it inherited the allele that made it resistant
Why microbes grow resistant?
by growing them or giving them same antimicrobial drug, bacteria tend to mutate or change their genes which helps them in resisting the drug and those genes also passes from one cell to another.
Fire resistant species include what species?
There are certain types of plants that are fire resistant, such as certain types of pine cones. There are also fire resistant animals, such as certain microbes.
Why should doctors be discouraged from prescribing antibiotics every time their patients feel ill?
Because using antibiotics too much can cause microbes to mutate become resistant to the medication.
Why are organsisms including humans considered hosts for microbes?
Because humans and other organisms become homes for microbes
Do antibiotics cause bacteria to become resistant?
Yes, over use of antibiotics can cause bacteria to become resistant.
What happens to microbes in the freezer?
they become dormant, but do not die.
Is there an organism called streptococcus epidermis?
yes.. there is Strep. epidermiswhich cause some Bacterial infectious diseases and these microbes are usually methicillin resistant.
What happens when you drink water with microbes in it?
What happens when you drink water with microbes in it varies depending on the type of microbes. In some cases, you can become very sick and even die from ingesting this water. Sometimes microbes will give a person diarrhea or cause them to vomit.
Why should antibiotics not be excess used?
If an antibiotic is used excessively, it may destroy too many of the harmless and helpful microbes in the body, and it may result in the development of a strain of harmful microbes resistant to the antibiotic so that it will no longer be effective in killing them.
Can copper withstand weathering?
Copper is sufficiently resistant but alloyed become more resistant and strong.
How do antibiotics become resistant to antibacterial drugs?
By mutating
How has MRSA evolved?
It has become resistant to many antibiotics.
How do humans influence the evolution of microbes?
By changing their environment. For instance widespread use of antibiotics, particularly in low doses, results in the evolution of bacteria that are resistant to those antibiotics
