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Why does drug resistance develop so rapidly in a population of bacteria?
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∙ 11y ago
Drug resistance develops so rapidly because bacteria reproduce extremely quickly, giving a better chance for ones with resistance to develop and spread.
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∙ 14y agoHIV is a very adaptable virus. It is able to adjust tactics fairly rapidly to evade barriers antiretrovirals provide to its replication.
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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.
What would happen to animal and plant remains if there was a high population of bacteria and fungi in the soil?
They would decompose more rapidly that if there were not
What type of food properties do not allow harmful bacteria to multiply rapidly?
Foods that are high in acid do not allow harmful bacteria to multiply rapidly.
A scientist observed that these where moving rapidly?
bacteria
Can antibiotics cause resistance in bacteria?
A simple way to explain it is:When you have an infection and take antibiotics for it, the weaker bacteria are killed first, with the stronger ones surviving, or taking longer to destroy. So when you don't take the full round of antibiotics, the stronger bacteria are the ones left in your body, and they are the ones that will continue to multiply, resulting in a bacteria resistant to the antibiotic. This is why you should always take the full prescribed course of antibiotics.Also, when antibiotics are prescribed, the body's natural defense system (the good bacteria) are destroyed along with the bad bacteria. This is why you should always eat yogurt with active cultures or drink buttermilk while on antibiotics - the active cultures put the "good" bacteria back in the body.
What is the answer to deep soils develop quickly where rock weathers slowly either slowly or quickly or rapidly?
Rapidly
What One-celled plantlike organisms that multiply rapidly?
bacteria
Did the bacteria adapt?
Bacteria are among the most adaptive organisms known. Hardly a week goes without some new "super bug" being reported at a hospital due to improper use or overuse of an antibiotic. This adaptive ability is almost entirely due to the bacteria's rapid reproductive speed which allows bacteria with resistance to an environmental stresses or which can take advantage of new food sources to propagate rapidly
How do antibiotic resistant strains develop?
A virus or bacteria multiply more rapidly and use energy from the body's healthy cells. They also can mimic healthy cells, or create more virulent strains during reproduction of cells. This may challenge immune system responses, and thus fever, sore muscles, and fatigue develop. Here a doctor will prescribe an antiobiotic, to shorten the duration of the achiness, tired muscles, and fever. Frequently a bacteria is not the root cause of illness but a virus is, and viruses do not respond to antibiotics. They may reproduce rapidly, and eventually mutate into new strains, particularly if taking antibiotics that do not cure or halt them. Because antibiotics, and even antibacterial soaps, cleansers and the like have been used so widely, the mutatiions or reproductions have been able to become stronger and more deadly. This has caused the outbreak of MRSA, to develop, which is a community wide bacteria.Until more advanced solutions come along, people are sticking to tried-and-true advice any doctor would offer: Wash your hands, and wash them often.
When does a human develop most rapidly?
It depends what the animal is.
Why does the capability of bacteria to replicate itself rapidly a useful tool for gene cloning?
Make lots of copies of the gene rapidly.
As resources in a population become less available the population?
It decreases rapidly.
