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Who used derivative for treatment of syphilis?
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Paul Ehrlich
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Paul Ehrlich did what?
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Introducted the concept of chemotherapy and used arsenic derivative for treatment of syphilis.
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Who discovered antibiotic Penicillin was produced by Penicillium notatum?
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Alexander Fleming
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Howard Florey and Ernst Chain did what?
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Clinical trial and commerical production of Penicillin.
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More than half of the antibiotics are produced by species of...?
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Streptomyces a filamentous bacteria which inhabit soil.
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Few antibiotics are produced by?
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Bacillus
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What are narrow range antibiotics?
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These antibiotics kill only limited types of microorganisms. Ie: Penicillin only affects gram positive bacteria.
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What are broad spectrum antibiotics?
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These antibiotics affect both gram negative and positive bacteria,
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What is a disadvantage of broad spectrum antibiotics?
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It destroys the microbiota which may imbalance the natural resistance of body against opportunistic pathogens like Candida albicans.
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Antimicrobial drugs are either?
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bactericidal or bacteriostatic
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