Chemotherapy

Beta-lactam drugs target members of Domain _______

Bacteria

Natural penicillins are made by members of Domain _______

Eukarya

The mechanism of beta-lactam drugs causes the targeted microbial agents to be susceptible to_______

Osmotic pressure

The ability of a microbial cell to produce beta-lactamases is based on _______

Its genetics

Clavulanic acid acts as a(n) _______ to enhance the effectiveness of beta-lactam drugs

Enzyme inhibitor

antimicrobial category that is most selectively toxic (narrow in spectrum)

Penicillins that inhibit cell wall synthesis

Gentamicin, streptomycin, and tetracycline are _______

Examples of antibiotics that inhibit protein synthesis

What strategy involves the use of nutrients to directly encourage the growth of existing healthy biota?

Prebiotics

Microbial resistance to drugs is acquired through ______

Conjugation, transformation, and transduction

A molecule synthesized by a living cell (e.g., bacteria or fungi) that destroys or inhibits the growth of other microbes is a(n) ______

Antibiotic

Drugs that prevent bacterial DNA replication are _______

Ciprofloxacin

Microbiocidal

Agent that kills microbial organisms such as bacteria, not just inhibits growth

Microbiostatic

Agent that inhibits growth and reproduction of microbes, but doesn’t kill them

True or false: Beta-lactamases can be made by animals and humans

False