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Explain the definition of antibiotics according to Selman Waksman in 1941.
Explain the definition of antibiotics according to Selman Waksman in 1941.
Antibiotics are small molecules made by a microbe that antagonize the growth of other microbes.
What is the impact of inappropriate use of antibiotics by general health practitioners worldwide?
What is the impact of inappropriate use of antibiotics by general health practitioners worldwide?
There is an emerging menace of drug resistance among microorganisms.
Why is there an urgent need to investigate indigenous soil resources with potential of antimicrobial production?
Why is there an urgent need to investigate indigenous soil resources with potential of antimicrobial production?
To find more effective antibiotics that can stand the crisis of drug resistance.
Name five superbugs mentioned in the text.
Name five superbugs mentioned in the text.
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What is the significance of E.coli H30-Rx strain mentioned in the text?
What is the significance of E.coli H30-Rx strain mentioned in the text?
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Antibiotics are compounds that promote the growth of other microbes.
Antibiotics are compounds that promote the growth of other microbes.
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Selman Waksman first used the word antibiotic as a noun in 1941.
Selman Waksman first used the word antibiotic as a noun in 1941.
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The emergence of drug resistance among microorganisms is not related to the inappropriate use of antibiotics.
The emergence of drug resistance among microorganisms is not related to the inappropriate use of antibiotics.
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Plasmid agawazeta is a well-known superbug.
Plasmid agawazeta is a well-known superbug.
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There is no urgent need for new and more effective antibiotics to combat the emerging drug resistance.
There is no urgent need for new and more effective antibiotics to combat the emerging drug resistance.
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