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What is the basic structure shared by all penicillins?
What is the basic structure shared by all penicillins?
Which type of chemotherapeutic agent reversibly inhibits growth?
Which type of chemotherapeutic agent reversibly inhibits growth?
What are antibiotics primarily used to treat?
What are antibiotics primarily used to treat?
What kind of drugs are effective against a limited variety of pathogens?
What kind of drugs are effective against a limited variety of pathogens?
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What do cephalosporium fungi yield that are antimicrobial substances?
What do cephalosporium fungi yield that are antimicrobial substances?
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Which term describes chemotherapeutic agents that inhibit or kill the pathogen while harming the host as little as possible?
Which term describes chemotherapeutic agents that inhibit or kill the pathogen while harming the host as little as possible?
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What is the general microbial group targeted by antibacterial drugs?
What is the general microbial group targeted by antibacterial drugs?
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What is the shared basic structure of all penicillins?
What is the shared basic structure of all penicillins?
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Which type of drugs are effective only against a limited variety of pathogens?
Which type of drugs are effective only against a limited variety of pathogens?
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What term is used for chemotherapeutic agents that reversibly inhibit growth of microorganisms?
What term is used for chemotherapeutic agents that reversibly inhibit growth of microorganisms?
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