NURSING ANM AND GNM

NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS

MICROBIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Substances that are naturally produced by certain microorganisms that can inhibit or destroy other microorganisms are called
A
antibiotics
B
narrow-spectrum drugs
C
semisynthetic drugs
D
synthetic drugs
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Antibiotics are chemicals that kill or inhibit the growth of bacteria and are used to treat bacterial infections. They are produced in nature by soil bacteria and fungi.

Detailed explanation-2: -An antibiotic is a chemical substance produced by microorganisms, which has the capacity to inhibit the growth and even to destroy bacteria and other microorganisms in low concentration [1].

Detailed explanation-3: -Antibiotic is a chemical substance that produced by the natural metabolic processes of spore forming aerobic bacteria and fungi as their natural defense against other microorganisms. This chemical substance either kill the other microbes or inhibit their growth.

Detailed explanation-4: -Antimicrobial drugs are chemical substances of natural or synthetic origin that suppress the growth of, or destroy, micro-organisms including bacteria, fungi, helminths, protozoa and viruses.

Detailed explanation-5: -Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are a diverse class of naturally occurring molecules that are derived from various microorganisms, such as bacteria, fungi, parasites, and viruses that act as host defense for these microorganisms [104].

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