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Understanding antibiotic resistance
Understanding antibiotic resistance

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cefotaxime

A third-generation broad-spectrum cephalosporin antibiotic.

ceftazidime

A third-generation broad-spectrum cephalosporin antibiotic.

central dogma

The one-way flow of information from DNA to RNA to protein. First proposed by Francis Crick in 1958.


chemical libraries

Collections of chemical compounds that can be screened for compounds with potential antibiotic activity.

chemically labile

The tendency of a substance to be easily broken down during a chemical reaction.

chemical messengers

Chemical compounds that transmit messages between cells.

chromosomes

DNA molecules containing some, or all, of the genetic information of an organism.

commensals

Bacteria that live associated with the host organism without having a detrimental effect on the host. For example, Streptococcus pyogenes is a commensal bacterium often found in the nose of healthy individuals.

conjugation

A horizontal gene transfer mechanism in which plasmids are transferred between two contacting bacteria through a hollow tube, or pilus.

contagion

The spread of a disease from one person to another by close contact.


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