Punctuated equilibrium
Punctuated equilibrium
Because its bigger and bigger is better ;)
Methicillin
survive exposure to penicillin
penicillinase
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
its smaLL
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.
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.
No. TB is commonly resistant to numerous antibiotics. It's generally treated with a cocktail of antibiotics, none are Penicillin.
It depends. Some bacteria, like Staphylococcus aureus, have become resistant to penicillin G. Not all species of Staphylococcus are resistant. Even some strains of Staphylococcus aureus are still susceptible to penicillin G.
Peptidoglycan in Gram-negative bacteria is inaccessible to penicillins because penicillin cannot penetrate the Gram-negative outer membrane.