MBIO 3400 Exam 3 Antibiotics questions well answers graded A+ 2025-2026
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1. What are the vari- Inhibits cell wall synthesis, inhibits protein synthesis, indirect
inhibition of DNA
ous ways that an-replication or RNA synthesis, direct inhibition of DNA replication or RNA
tibiotics are synthesis
able to kill
bacteria?
2. types of azoles, polyenes
antibi- otics
that target
fungi
broad- treat multiple ditterent kinds of
3. what is the bacteria narrow- treat a specific kind of
differ- ence in bacteria
a broad
spectrum vs a
narrow
spectrum
antibiotic? Tetracycline
4. broad
spectrum
antibiotic penicillin
exam- ple
5. narrow
spectrum
antibiotic
exam- ple
6. beta-lactamases break the beta-lactam ring
7. Beta-lactam have a shared chemical structure called a beta-lactam ring; also
an- tibiotics have a high therapeutic index
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latest update
1. What are the vari- Inhibits cell wall synthesis, inhibits protein synthesis, indirect
inhibition of DNA
ous ways that an-replication or RNA synthesis, direct inhibition of DNA replication or RNA
tibiotics are synthesis
able to kill
bacteria?
2. types of azoles, polyenes
antibi- otics
that target
fungi
broad- treat multiple ditterent kinds of
3. what is the bacteria narrow- treat a specific kind of
differ- ence in bacteria
a broad
spectrum vs a
narrow
spectrum
antibiotic? Tetracycline
4. broad
spectrum
antibiotic penicillin
exam- ple
5. narrow
spectrum
antibiotic
exam- ple
6. beta-lactamases break the beta-lactam ring
7. Beta-lactam have a shared chemical structure called a beta-lactam ring; also
an- tibiotics have a high therapeutic index
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