Explain how antibiotics are used to treat bacterial infections. What are some of the problems concerning the use of these drugs?

What will be an ideal response?


Antibiotics work in a variety of ways, including inducing the bacterial cells to burst. Some antibiotics target the cell walls of bacteria; because animal cells lack cell walls, these antibiotics won't kill human cells. Other antibiotics interfere with bacterial protein synthesis; this works because ribosome structure is different in bacteria and animal cells. A major problem is the development of bacterial strains that are resistant to antibiotics. This results from the overuse and misuse of antibiotics.

Biology & Microbiology

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a. A. b. B. c. C. d. D. e. E.

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