Antibiotics

Sulfamethazine remediation potential of Arabidopsis thaliana root ABSTRACT The use of antibiotics in animals either as a growth promoting or as a disease treating agent has become a worldwide trend. Antibiotics being stable bioactive compounds are not fully absorbed into the animal system and are released into the environment through animal manure. This study aims to discern the effect of one such veterinary antibiotic, sulfamethazine, on Arabidopsis thaliana root and also the possible…

Nursing is a harmonious blend of art and science. Unfortunately, the process of art and science can be prolonged whether intended or not. Dr. Howard Markel (2013), reflects on one of the most groundbreaking discoveries that “changed the course of modern medicine” in a monthly column for the PBC NewsHour. In September of 1928, a bacteriologist, Alexander Fleming, returned to what appeared to be a messy lab but actually included one great, accidental finding. Fleming discovered penicillin when he…

in many ways. Antibiotics are one invention that are still crucial and essential to our lives today. Without antibiotics, simple illnesses would leave many dead, as it did prior to their development of antibiotics. It was in 1928, when Alexander Fleming observed a common fungus Penicillium notatum destroy bacteria in a staphylococcus on a culture plate. From this point on antibiotics were known as the “miracle drugs” and their impact was incredible. With the development of antibiotics, it…

were put into three different agar plate and each plate were divided into four quadrants. In each of the four quadrant of the agar plates the antibiotics of ciprofloxacin, penicillin, Trimethoprim with sulfamethoxazole, and chloramphenicol were added onto each corresponding quadrants labeled to determine the reaction the microorganisms had to each antibiotics. The API 20E strip comprises of 20 microtubes containing desiccated substrates. These tests are inoculated with a bacterial suspension…

Although antibiotic regulation will slow down the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and benefit the whole human population from superbug infections, there are still some people who believe that antibiotics should not be regulated. Their main claims are that such regulation is harmful for economic reasons. For example, it will increase the price of meat products and encourage industrial farms to use other dangerous methods to cut down the operating cost. Despite the fact that they provide…

Scientists. The infection at first, was not very harmful since it was easily treated, but as time has passed, the bacterium has become resistant to many antibiotics such as methicillin, amoxicillin, penicillin, oxacillin, and many more. The tough aspect of curing this infection, is that it keeps on adapting, so it becomes resistant to different antibiotics frequently. MRSA is spread by contact, so by touching another person or object who has the bacterium on them, will cause you to posses the…

substances that have antimicrobial properties. For the purpose of this lab, we will consider a substance to have antimicrobial properties if it produces a measurable zone of inhibition within an E. coli culture. A zone of inhibition is the area around an antibiotic disc that contains no bacterial growth. Turmeric was tested because curcumin, the compound that gives turmeric its bright yellow pigment, has well-known antimicrobial properties (ACS). We also tested cinnamon because of its wide…

process of automatically receiving antibiotic every time they visit the doctor for a common cold issue. Sadly, these people fail to realize that the common cold is a viral infectious disease of the upper respiratory tract that is usually harmless. The use of antibiotics is use to treat bacterial infections and will not have any benefit for Jane’s current condition with a viral infection. 1. I would disclose to Jane that her doctor would not prescribe an antibiotic with her current condition is…

Antibiotics and disinfectants are both used to kill and prevent the growth of bacteria. Antibiotics come from the fungi family and are commonly used to kill bacteria. While each antibiotic works differently for particular bacterias, all of them either target physiological pathways to enable the disruption and killing of bacteria or it inhibits of cell growth ((of prokaryotic cells)). The physiological pathways are genetic and biochemical (act in converting to mediate bacterial response to an…

believe in using antibiotics because they are strong medicines that are used to treat infections, including life threatening diseases. The antibiotics can help treat so many bacterial diseases such as viruses caused by colds, like the flu and most coughs and sore throats, ear aches or cancer issues. But not all antibiotics work against all infections. Antibiotics only work against infections caused by bacteria, fungi and certain parasites. There are two main categories of antibiotics: •…