Why are b- lactam antibiotics only bactericidal to growing bacteria?

Q: Which of the following types of antimicrobial drugs make microbes more susceptible to osmotic…

A: Prokaryotes are single-celled microscopic organisms belonging to domain bacteria. A prokaryotic cell…

Q: ive two reasons why E. coli is naturally resistant to antibiotics like Penicillin?

A: Bacterial survival in an adverse situation, in a substrate is given as the ability of bacteria to…

Q: What is the mode of action for kanamycin? Is it bacteriostatic or bactericidal?

A: Antibiotics are the substance or medicines that either kill the bacteria  or cease the growth of…

Q: What would happen to a bacteria that lost a plasmid for antibiotic resistance?  Would it still be…

A: The term Antibiotic resistance  refers to the phenomenon where the bacteria develops a resistance…

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.