Biotically synthesized chemicals (or their derivatives) that suppress the growth or cause death of bacteria. Other anti-microbials are also considered under the class antibiotics, these days.
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By what mechanism does penicillin resistance usually develop in Streptococcus pneumoniae?
There are three mechanisms:
prevention of the interaction between antibiotic and the target PBP;
modification of the binding of the antibiotic to the PBP;
hydrolysis of the antibiotic by a ...
