Microbiology: An Introduction
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780321733603
Author: Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case
Publisher: Benjamin Cummings
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Chapter 20, Problem 6R
Why does a cell die from the following antimicrobial actions?
- a. Colistimethate binds to phospholipids.
- b. Kanamycin binds to 70S ribosomes.
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Microbiology: An Introduction
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Ch. 20 - Which of the following pairs is mismatched? a....Ch. 20 - Prob. 2MCQCh. 20 - Prob. 3MCQCh. 20 - An antimicrobial agent should meet all of the...Ch. 20 - The most selective antimicrobial activity would be...Ch. 20 - Prob. 6MCQCh. 20 - Which of the following will not affect eukaryotic...Ch. 20 - Cell membrane damage causes death because a. the...Ch. 20 - A drug that intercalates into DNA has the...Ch. 20 - Chloramphenicol binds to the 50S portion of a...Ch. 20 - Prob. 1ACh. 20 - Why is idoxuridine effective if host cells also...Ch. 20 - Some bacteria become resistant to tetracycline...Ch. 20 - The following data were obtained from a...Ch. 20 - Prob. 5ACh. 20 - The following results were obtained from a broth...Ch. 20 - Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis was...Ch. 20 - Prob. 2CAECh. 20 - Prob. 3CAE
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