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Primary targets of anibiotics
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1-Cell wall
2-DNA and RNA 3-Floic acid synthesis (must come from our diet) 4- Cell membrane 5-Protein synthesis (Bind to subunits) |
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How does a microbe acquire the ability to resist the effects of an antibiotic?
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-Mutation
-Conjugation -Transduction (antibiotics do not cause resistants, the have the genetic material so they are resistant) |
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Mechanisms of resistance
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-Drug inactivation
-Decrease permeability -Activation of drug pumps -Change in drug binding site -Use of alternate metabolic pathways |
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Probiotics
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Ingesting the living organism. (yogurt)
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Prebiotics
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Ingesting a supplement to encourage the growth of the normal flora.
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