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*A+* micro biologist
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Antibiotics are medications that kill bacteria.
Bacteria
Antibiotics (such as penicillin) cause death of bacteria.
e. coli
Drugs that fight bacteria. Very good for when you're sick.
bacteria.Certain antibiocits are active again some type of worm and parasites.
Only bacterial infections they are not effective for viral infections.
Antibiotics can only kill bacteria. Not fungi or viruses.
Antibiotics treat bacterial infections (provided the bacteria isn't resistant to the antibiotic). Different antibiotics are required to treat Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria due to their differing structures. They have no effect on viruses.
Bacteriophages are viruses that infect bacteria. They may be seen as an alternative to antibiotics and research is examining this.