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What fungus produces an antibiotic used to kill bacteria and save people?
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What did discovered Alexander Fleming?
Lysozyme and PenicillinHe was the first person to notice that a fungus (Penicillin) inhibited the growth of bacteria. Other people later purified the substance doing this and made the first antibiotic.
What Alexander discovered?
Lysozyme and PenicillinHe was the first person to notice that a fungus (Penicillin) inhibited the growth of bacteria. Other people later purified the substance doing this and made the first antibiotic.
How can one be antibiotic resistant?
People do not develop a resistance to antibiotics, instead bacteria in the body resist the effects of the antibiotic. The bacteria changes somehow and instead of the antibiotic eliminating it, the bacteria survives and continues to cause harm and infection. Some bacteria neutralizes the antibiotic, others fight and flush out the antibiotic, and the others modify where the antibiotic goes.
Does bacitracin clear nail fungus?
No. Bacitracin is an antibiotic for bacteria, not for fungus. For a nail fungus infection you need an oral (systemic) medication such as Lamisil tablets. Those who don't want to risk its side effects usually try less effective anti-fungal creams. Some believe that other remedies also work such as vinegar, vicks vaporub, hydrogen peroxide, chlorine bleach or Tea Tree Oil. Some work for some people, nothing works for everybody.
How does bacteria help people with disabilities?
It is good because people with disabilities have loss of bacteria as it produces a product that helps as some bacteria are good for the human body
Has a totem poles been eaten?
Not by people since they are made of wood, but by other creatures such as termites, fungus, and bacteria.
Who invented antibiotic?
Alexander Fleming, a Scottish scientist, discovered antibiotics other people perfected his study on penicillin also some people would say that Selman A. Waksman invented it. 1943 American microbiologist Selman A. Waksman (1888-1973) discovered a fungus that produced a powerful antibiotic substance. He named it streptomycin. This was used as medecin and saved many lives
How do you determine if an antibiotic is effective at stopping the growth of bacteria?
First, the lab tech needs to grow a culture of the bacteria on a medium (bacteria food) in a bunch of petri dishes. Each petri dish will contain millions of bacteria.Then, the tech puts a little of each antibiotic being tested on one of the bacteria samples. A different antibiotic is tested in each petri dish.She checks back later to see which antibiotic killed the most bacteria. She is looking for a bacteria-free area around where she put the drop of antibiotic.The technician writes a report for the doctor, to tell him which antibiotics worked the best.The doctor will check to see if you are allergic to an antibiotic before writing you a prescription. (You may want to remind him if you have any such allergies.)This is called a sensitivity test. If you take one kind of antibiotic and it doesn't work, be sure to ask your doctor to do a sensitivity test before you try any more types of antibiotic. If you just keep taking different antibiotics, your bacteria may become resistant to antibiotics. You could spread the resistant bacteria to other people. So insist on getting the test.
What would happen if you didn't finish a course of antibiotics?
If you stop taking your antibiotic before you complete the course any surviving bacteria developes an immunity to that antibiotic. You must then take a different, usually stronger antibiotic to kill the infection. Once that happens that particular antibiotic usually will not work for any bacterial infection you may get.
Where does valley fever spreads?
Valley fever is spread touring very dry seasons after a rain. At this time a fungus produces many spores which are blown and people inhale them.
How does antibiotics help people with cancer?
Anitbiotics helps fight diseases by killing bacteria. Always remember these 3 rules: Antibiotics=bacteria Antiviral=virus Antifungal=fungus A certain type of medication can only be used for the disease it matches up with (antiviral will not kill a bacteria of fungus infection, only a virus)
How is resistance to antibiotics shared from one bacteria to another?
Bacteria develop resistance to antibiotics through the process of natural selection. The antibiotic will kill most of the population of bacteria but not all because some of them already have the resistance. Also if the antibiotic is not utilized correctly ( according to a physicians instructions ) some of the more hardy individuals of the bacteria population will live. These bacteria breed and produce offspring that are also more resistant to antibiotics. Generations of bacteria happen much more rapidly than with people so the ability of bacteria to adapt to new environments is much more robust with respect to time.
