Exam 10: Controlling Microbial Growth in the Body: Antimicrobial Drugs

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Amoxicillin is very effective for treating infections with Gram-positive bacteria but rarely causes side effects in humans.This is an example of

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Explain the concept of selective toxicity.

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Who proposed the concept of chemotherapy,that compounds might selectively kill pathogens without harming people?

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Selective (action/toxicity/treatment)means that a given antimicrobial agent is more toxic to a pathogen than to the host being treated.

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Medications which block viral entry into cells include (adhesin/analog/attachment)antagonists.

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Semisynthetic drugs developed to combat resistance are often called (analog/second generation/synergist)drugs.

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Infection of the ________ would be the hardest to treat with antimicrobial drugs.

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Which of the following statements is true of selective toxicity?

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Disruption of the normal microbiota can result in infections caused by which of the following microbes?

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Antimicrobials that block protein synthesis by binding to the mRNA are

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Beta-lactam antibiotics have an effect on which of the following types of cells?

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Bacillus licheniformis secretes a compound that inhibits the growth of other Gram-positive bacteria.This is an example of a(n)

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Which of the following interferes with cell wall synthesis by blocking alanine bridge formation?

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Question 53

The antimicrobial polymyxin

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Figure represents a Petri plate.The gray area is where bacteria A is growing,the black area is where bacteria B is growing.The white area is a zone where neither organism is growing.What is the best interpretation of what is observed on the plate?

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Because all cells engage in protein synthesis,there are few antimicrobial drugs that selectively inhibit this process.

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Nucleotide or nucleoside (acids/analogs/antisense)are antimicrobial agents that mimic the chemical structure of DNA building blocks.

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A compound is extracted from a microbial culture and is modified in the laboratory for use as an oral medication.This product would be a(n)

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Which of the following can result when antibiotic therapy disrupts the normal microbiota?

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Which of the following antibiotics disrupts cytoplasmic membrane function in fungi?

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Exam 10: Controlling Microbial Growth in the Body: Antimicrobial Drugs

Amoxicillin is very effective for treating infections with Gram-positive bacteria but rarely causes side effects in humans.This is an example of

Explain the concept of selective toxicity.

Who proposed the concept of chemotherapy,that compounds might selectively kill pathogens without harming people?

Selective (action/toxicity/treatment)means that a given antimicrobial agent is more toxic to a pathogen than to the host being treated.

Medications which block viral entry into cells include (adhesin/analog/attachment)antagonists.

Semisynthetic drugs developed to combat resistance are often called (analog/second generation/synergist)drugs.

Infection of the ________ would be the hardest to treat with antimicrobial drugs.

Which of the following statements is true of selective toxicity?

Disruption of the normal microbiota can result in infections caused by which of the following microbes?

Antimicrobials that block protein synthesis by binding to the mRNA are

Beta-lactam antibiotics have an effect on which of the following types of cells?

Bacillus licheniformis secretes a compound that inhibits the growth of other Gram-positive bacteria.This is an example of a(n)

Which of the following interferes with cell wall synthesis by blocking alanine bridge formation?

The antimicrobial polymyxin

Figure represents a Petri plate.The gray area is where bacteria A is growing,the black area is where bacteria B is growing.The white area is a zone where neither organism is growing.What is the best interpretation of what is observed on the plate?

Because all cells engage in protein synthesis,there are few antimicrobial drugs that selectively inhibit this process.

Nucleotide or nucleoside (acids/analogs/antisense)are antimicrobial agents that mimic the chemical structure of DNA building blocks.

A compound is extracted from a microbial culture and is modified in the laboratory for use as an oral medication.This product would be a(n)

Which of the following can result when antibiotic therapy disrupts the normal microbiota?

Which of the following antibiotics disrupts cytoplasmic membrane function in fungi?

A Brief History of Microbiology

The Chemistry of Microbiology

Cell Structure and Function

Microscopy, Staining, and Classification

Microbial Metabolism

Microbial Nutrition and Growth

Microbial Genetics

Recombinant DNA Technology

Controlling Microbial Growth in the Environment

Characterizing and Classifying Prokaryotes

Characterizing and Classifying Eukaryotes

Characterizing and Classifying Viruses, Viroids, and Prions

Infection, Infectious Diseases, and Epidemiology

Innate Immunity

Adaptive Immunity

Immunization and Immune Testing

Immune Disorders

Pathogenic Gram Positive Bacteria

Pathogenic Gram-Negative Cocci and Bacilli

Rickettsias, Chlamydias, Spirochetes, and Vibrios

Pathogenic Fungi

Parasitic Protozoa, Helminths, and Arthropod Vectors

Pathogenic DNA Viruses

Pathogenic RNA Viruses

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