Tag: the world of microbes
Questions Related to the world of microbes
Streptomycin is obtained from
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Streptomyces griseus
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S. cerevisiae
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S. venezuelae
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S. rimosus
S. cerevisiae is used in the formation of dough while S.venezuelae is used in obtaining chloramphenicol drug. Oxytetracycline is obtained from S.rimosus.
Antibiotics are obtained from
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bacteria
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fungi
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actinomycetes
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all of these.
Normal E. coli cells carry resistance against which of the following antibiotics?
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Chloramphenicol
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Ampicillin
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Tetracycline
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None of these
Which of these antibiotics is/are obtained from bacteria?
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Penicillin
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Erythromycin
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Polio vaccine
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All of the above
Penicillin is a secondary metabolite of certain species of Penicillium and is produced when the growth of the fungus is inhibited by stress.
How the antibiotics work?
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They block the biochemical pathway of some cells of host
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They block the biochemical pathway of pathogens
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They only bring down the effect of disease
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They comfort the patient
Antibiotics are compounds which are used to treat bacterial infection. They work by blocking the biochemical pathway of pathogens. They inhibit the synthesis of enzymes required for cell wall biosynthesis, nucleic acid metabolism or protein synthesis. They also act by disrupting the cell membrane of pathogens.
Why do antibiotics kill bacteria but not viruses ?
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Antibiotics stimulate the immune system against bacteria but not viruses
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Viruses have a ways of blocking antibiotics
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Viruses are too small to be affected by antibiotics
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Viruses do not have a metabolism
- Bacteria (except in spore stage) must be continuously metabolically active most of the time and thus can be cured at any time. Viruses are metabolically inert until they got a host cell and thus they are not susceptible to the actions of antivirals until then. An exception would be drugs that block viral adhesion to host cells, thus preventing their entry.
- The virus often hijacks host genes, thus their protein can be closely related to host proteins. So it is difficult to distinguish between host and virus proteins.
- The virus does not have a cell wall as bacteria. Antibiotics stop the making of a cell wall in bacteria. Thus they remain unaffected by antibiotics.
For minor troubles such as cold, antibiotics should not be consumed because
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They can damage intestinal wall.
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They can create antibiotic resistant bacteria in the future.
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Both A and B.
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None of the above.
Antibiotics should not be used for minor troubles like cold because some pathogenic bacteria could develop resistance to the action of this antibiotic. And on the excessive use of antibiotic, they can cause damage to the beneficiary intestinal micro-organisms. So, the correct answer is option B.
Which among the following is an antibiotic?
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Sodium bicarbonate
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Streptomycin
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Alcohol
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Yeast
Antibiotics are the chemicals that kill or inhibit the growth of bacteria and are used to treat bacterial infections. They either prevent the bacterial cells from multiplying.
Which is the first antibiotic which was extracted from bacteria?
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Tubulin
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Penicillin
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Streptomycin
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Charmoycin
Penicillin is the first antibiotic extracted from fungi, whereas streptomycin is the first antibiotic extracted from bacteria Streptomyces griseus.
How are microorganisms useful to us?
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The production of chemical fertilizers
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The production of fireworks
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The production of soft drinks
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The production of antibiotics
The antibiotics are the chemical compounds which is produced by one organism which inhibit the growth of the other organism. The antibiotics can be used for the control of the growth of the bacteria or organisms causing infections. The microorganisms like the bacterial and fungal species are used for the production of the antibiotics which can be used for the control of other microorganisms.