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2019

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Where did the exibition named “Superbugs:The End of Antibiotics” inagurated?
A
New Delhi
B
Jaipur
C
Hyderabad
D
Bengaluru
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Certain actions may step up the appearance and spread of antimicrobial-resistant germs, such as: Using or misusing antibiotics. Having poor infection prevention and control practices. Living or working in unclean conditions.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 2002, it happened. Biologists analyzed a vancomycin-resistant S. aureus strain infecting a Michigan dialysis patient and found that it was the product of horizontal transfer: the bacteria had picked up their resistance genes from E. faecalis.

Detailed explanation-3: -Teixobactin (/ˌteɪksoʊˈbæktɪn/) is a peptide-like secondary metabolite of some species of bacteria, that kills some gram-positive bacteria. It appears to belong to a new class of antibiotics, and harms bacteria by binding to lipid II and lipid III, important precursor molecules for forming the cell wall.

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