MICRO BIO 214 quizzes ad CORRECT solutions

BIO 214 Which antimicrobic does not inhibit cell wall synthesis? ANSWER: gentamicin Acyclovir is used to treat: ANSWER: shingles, chickenpox, and genital herpes An antiviral drug that is a thymine analog would have an antiviral mode of action that: ANSWER: blocks DNA replication What type of treatment is used on raspberries to increase shelf life? ANSWER: Ionizing radiation Bacteriostatic agents kill bacterial cells. T or F ANSWER: false Helical and icosahedral are terms used to describe the shapes of a virus: ANSWER: capsid Antimicrobics effective against only gram-positive bacteria would be termed: ANSWER: narrow-spectrum drugs No cases of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob syndrome linked to eating infected cows have occurred in the United States. T or F ANSWER: T