Pathogenicity
Infection and Transmission
The infections are generated by the pathogenic organisms present in the environment. They maintain the capacity to invade a host body and establish colonies. A disease caused by such infectious agents is called a communicable disease or transmissible disease. These diseases spread through diverse means including blood, food, water, air, or vectors.
Can Antibiotics Obtained from Soil Bacteria Help Fight
Drug-Resistant Bacteria? S
Antibiotics are substances which are able to inhibit or destroy growth of microorganisms. These antibiotics are used to treat infections caused by bacteria, fungi etc.
Major source of antibiotics is fungi, bacteria and other prokaryotes.
There are hundreds of antibiotics present today , few of them are as follows.
Antibiotic Penicillin is obtained from a fungi Penicillium chrysogenum, P .notataum.
Streptomycin is obtained from bacterium Streptomyces griseus.
Tetracyclines/Aureomycin is extracted from Streptomyces aureofaciens.
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