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Encyclopedia: Antimicrobial
An antimicrobial is a substance that kills or inhibits the growth of microbes such as bacteria, fungi, or viruses. Antimicrobial drugs either kill microbes or prevent the growth of microbes . The history of antimicrobials begins with the observations of Pasteur and Joubert, who discovered that one type of bacteria could prevent the growth of another. They did not know at that time that the reason one bacteria failed to...
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What are the mechanisms by which antimicrobial agents work?
(disrupting plasma membrane)...what else?
(disrupting plasma membrane)...what else?
Cell wall synthesis is inhibited by -lactams, such as penicillins and cephalosporins, which inhibit peptidoglycan polymerization, and by vancomycin, which combines with cell wall substrates. Polymyxins disrupt the...
Asked by Lady B - 8 months ago
Most of the available antimicrobial agents are effective against which type of organism?
(this is a question from my microbiology class that i do not know)
(this is a question from my microbiology class that i do not know)
This question is rather vague. If you're talking very generally, antimicrobial agents are effective against prokaryotic organisms, usually -- bacteria, and so on. Some are more effective against gram-negative ones,...
Asked by kristie - 17 months ago
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Window A/C filter question
Do any of you recommend window a/cs that come with filters treated with antimicrobial agents window a/cs that come with filters treated with antimicrobial agents? Why not...
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Ethanol, silicon surfactant, antimicrobial agent = below 0 temp?
budget is limited..Ethanol, a Silicon Surface Acting Agent, and an antimicrobial... Hi, I`m looking for a lab that can test mix an Acrylic Resin with a Surfactant to reach a certain...
Nov 20, 2007
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Fake 'Reptile' Driftwood, Toxic?
with antimicrobial agents', which is good for retiles.... but is it bad for fish?? It has a broken section of the antimicrobial agents? or because it is not ment to be submerged? I figure if it was too bad... it would say
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Describe a mechanism of bacterial resistance to antimicrobial agents
You shouldnt post homework questions on here, or, as you see, you will be down rated!...
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If an antimicrobial agent were "ideal", what would its qualities...
It would not allow microbes to build up an immunity and it would degrade quickly so it could not be transported to a sewage treatment plant and disrupt the positive micobial actions that degrade our...
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