NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
MICROBIOLOGY
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Question
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The amount of phosphates in the culture media sigificantly affects production of antibiotics, thus to increase yield of antibiotics the phosphates in the media should be?
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low
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high
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sufficient
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none of the choices
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Several abiotic factors such as oxygen, temperature, specific carbon and nitrogen sources, and microelements have been identified to influence antibiotic production by bacteria biocontrol agents.
Detailed explanation-2: -The antimicrobial behavior (toxin) of antibiotics occurs when their concentrations is high leading to bacterial death or growth arrest in susceptible receiver cells.
Detailed explanation-3: -Phosphorus (P) is essential to biological information storage and transfer, energy metabolism, and membrane integrity.
Detailed explanation-4: -Redox-Active Antibiotics Enhance Phosphorus Bioavailability.
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