ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -There are also many types of antibiotics. Some, such as penicillin, kill bacteria by destroying the bacterial cell wall. Others, such as tetracycline, interfere with the ability of bacteria cells to reproduce or make proteins or nutrients they need to survive.

Detailed explanation-2: -Antibiotics work by interfering with the bacterial cell wall to prevent growth and replication of the bacteria. Human cells do not have cell walls, but many types of bacteria do, and so antibiotics can target bacteria without harming human cells.

Detailed explanation-3: -There are two main ways in which antibiotics target bacteria. They either prevent the reproduction of bacteria, or they kill the bacteria, for example by stopping the mechanism responsible for building their cell walls.

Detailed explanation-4: -Antibiotics work by affecting things that bacterial cells have but human cells don’t. For example, human cells do not have cell walls, while many types of bacteria do. The antibiotic penicillin works by preventing a bacterium from building a cell wall.

Detailed explanation-5: -Survival of the Fittest (Natural Selection) Biological Mutations. DNA Exchange. Rapid Reproduction. Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria and Effectiveness of Those Drugs. Staph Aureus. Campylobacter Infections. Next Steps. More items