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Which antimicrobial agents were most effective against each organism?
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The answer to which antimicrobial agents were most effective against each organism include neomycin, tetracycline, and chloramphenicol. Tetracycline can be used to treat pneumonia.
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Why do you need antimicrobial agents?
Some people are against antimicrobial agents because there is a school of thought that considers microbes and bacteria to be necessary to our health and hygiene. This is because introducing bacteria into our systems can help keep our immune system stimulated.
Why isnt one antimicrobial agent equally effective against all three bacteria?
All three bacteria have different species, cell wall strengths and weaknesses so different antimicrobial agents will be needed to affect each. It's common that the antimicrobial agent does not kill the bacteria, only stopping the growth of the bacteria.
Why do antimicrobial agents active against mycobacteria have to be administered for months or years?
because mycobacteria reproduce very slowly
What are microbial agents?
Antimicrobial agents are compounds that inhibit or kill microbes or microorganims, e.g bacteria and fungi. Antimicrobial agents can be chemicals or biological in compostion. Chemical based antimicrobial agents are antibiotics where are biological based are antimicrobial peptides. Antimicrobial agents inhibit or kill microbes by breaking there cell wall or inhibiting some metabolism or bind to DNA and prevent the replication, thus stopping the multiplication of the microbes in the body
Which microorganism is least resistant to antimicrobial agents?
endospores
What are the factors that affect the efficiency of antimicrobial agents?
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Which antimicrobial agents is the most toxic to humans?
ethylene oxide
What is the best known and widely used antimicrobial agents?
Antibiotics
What are the 4 basic methods in which antimicrobial agents work?
Antimicrobial agents work on bacteria by stopping growth of the, cell wall, cell membrane, protein and changing the protein function. Taking antimicrobial medicine, sterilization-using heat, radiation, disinfectants or antiseptics can do this.
Is chlorhexidine bactericide or bacteriostatic agent?
Bactericidal antimicrobial agents kill the microbe, whereas bactericidal agents inhibit the growth of the microbe. Chloehexidine is an agent that kills bacteria, thus, it is considered a bactericidal antimicrobial agent.
What is the action of urinary antimicrobial agents?
They have an antiseptic effect on the urine and the urinary tract.
What is the most limited group of antimicrobial agents?
Antiviral drugs are the most limited.
