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Yes, some antibiotics are produced naturally by bacteria to inhibit or kill other bacteria. This phenomenon is part of a competitive strategy among microorganisms for resources and space. For example, the antibiotic penicillin is derived from the mold Penicillium, which itself is a type of fungus, but many antibiotics like streptomycin are produced by soil bacteria such as Streptomyces. These naturally occurring antibiotics have been harnessed for medical use to treat bacterial infections in humans and animals.
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How do antibiotics reproduce?
Antibiotics are drugs that kill or stop bacteria from reproducing. They are made by laboratories and factories. They are not living things.
What do bacteria produce to kill other bacteria apart from toxin?
Some bacteria and other organisms produce antibiotics which mean "against life". These can kill other organisms. The antibiotic penicillin was discovered barbecue an agar plate streaked with a bacteria had a fungus contaminant and an area of clearing was seen around it. This area had an antibiotic made by the fungus and it stopped the growth of the bacteria.
Why can antibiotics treat flu-like symptoms caused by bacteria but are ineffective against flu?
Because the way antibiotics treat those symptoms is by killing the bacteria that cause them. If the symptoms are caused by viruses, then antibiotics can't help since they are not made to be able to "kill" viruses, just bacteria. Flu viruses are not really living organisms like bacteria are. So viruses must be inactivated rather than killed. Antibiotics can neither kill nor inactivate viruses. They are created to be used to kill only specific bacteria, they do not kill every kind of bacteria, either. That is why there are so many different kinds of antibiotics. Antibiotics can treat flu-like symptoms caused by some bacteria, because the right antibiotics can kill bacteria. So although flu like symptoms are similar to those of the flu, they are caused by different microbes so are not cured in the same way.
Why are antibiotics made by fungi and bacteria?
Fungi and bacteria produce antibiotics as a defense mechanism against other microorganisms in their environment. These antibiotics help them compete for resources and survive in their ecological niche. Humans have harnessed this microbial warfare for medical purposes to combat bacterial infections.
What chemical produced by some bacteria can limit the growth of other bacteria?
Antibiotics produced by some bacteria, such as penicillin or streptomycin, can limit the growth of other bacteria by disrupting their cell wall synthesis or protein production. These antibiotics can inhibit the growth or kill competing bacteria, giving the producing bacteria a competitive advantage in their environment.
What is the element used to make Antibiotics?
Antibiotics are made using various elements and compounds derived from living organisms, such as bacteria, fungi, or synthesized chemically in laboratories. Common elements found in antibiotics include carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen. These elements are essential for building the molecular structures that give antibiotics their ability to target and kill bacteria.
What substance is made by the stomach to kill bacteria?
Hydrochloric acid is the substance produced by the stomach that helps kill bacteria and other pathogens in the digestive system.
Are antibiotics losing the war against bacteria?
yes, that is what theyre made to do
Can you take probiotics with antibiotics?
No; in fact, as may be inferred from the prefixes, they are opposites. Antibiotics are chemical compounds that are used to kill microorganisms, whereas probiotics are "friendly" microorganisms introduced into the body to out-compete "bad" microorganisms. They are typically given in concert with antibiotics to prevent the body's healthy complement of gut flora (the bacteria and other microbes in your digestive tract) from being eradicated by the antibiotics, which were administered to kill off some harmful beasties but can also kill the ones that belong in your body. No. Antibotics are medications that kill bacteria. probiotics ar the GOOD bacteria that you want in your (mostly intestinal) system.
Can anyone give some information about antibiotics made from bacteria?
I think they made medicine for stomachs from the helpful digesting helper bacteria in pills.
Which is odd one out bacteria carbon dioxide oxygen antibiotics?
Answer 1/ Antibiotics. Carbon dioxide, oxygen and bacteria are all naturally occurring. Antibiotics are generally man made. Answer 2/ Bacteria. They are generally considered to be alive, the others are not. Answer 3/ Carbon dioxide, the other 3 can be burnt. Answer 4/ Oxygen. The others are not required to maintain human life (although bacteria and antibiotics can help) As with all such questions it depends on the context...... If this is a school question from biology I think your teacher is probably looking for answer 1 It does not entirely depend on the answer, antibiotics are not "generally" manmade, they're generally made by organisms in the environment, with some artificial production by man. The same could be said of the other 3 things.
Why can you not kill flu with antibiotics?
Antibiotics are only for killing bacteria, they do not work on viruses which are the cause of the flu. Bacteria are living organisms and so poisons and chemicals can actually kill them. But flu viruses are non-living organisms so they can not be killed, they can only be inactivated by damage or physical blocking by antibodies (made by our immune systems) of the shapes of the structures viruses use to attach to a host's cells. Viruses need a host's cells to use to reproduce, if they can not attach to the cells, they will be inactivated. Antibiotics are not capable of inactivating them.
