Chemical Factors Affecting Microbial Growth: Antibiotics

<p>Reduces bacterial load by preventing cell wall formation</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Highest dose</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Inhibit growth and reproduction of bacteria by preventing the biosynthesis of cell proteins and nucleic acids</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Broad spectrum kills a wide range of microorganisms, while narrow spectrum kills Gram-positive bacteria only or Gram-negative bacteria not both</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By causing a morphological imbalance and weakness in the rigidity of the cell wall, leading to cell explosion</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Antibiotic binds to the cell membrane, alters its structure and makes it more permeable, causing leakage of cellular molecules and cell death</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Entry of the antibiotic and finding the target molecule in an active form</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To aid in survival during difficult environmental conditions</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Stationary phase</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Cause bacterial death</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Interference with protein synthesis</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Broad-spectrum have a wide range of side effects, while narrow-spectrum have minimal side effects</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They bind enzymes that help form peptidoglycans, leading to weakness in the rigidity of the cell wall and eventually cell death.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Enzymatic destruction of drug</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It inhibits growth and reproduction of bacteria by preventing biosynthesis of cell proteins and nucleic acids.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They kill a wide range of microorganisms.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Finding the target molecule and remaining in contact with it in sufficient concentration.</p> Signup and view all the answers