Microbiology: An Evolving Science (Fourth Edition)
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ISBN: 9780393615098
Author: John W. Foster, Joan L. Slonczewski
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Chapter 27, Problem 3RQ
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The term “spectrum of antibiotic activity�.
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The compounds that destroy or hinder the development of microbes/cells are known as antibiotics. Antibiotics play an important role in increasing life expectancy all over the world. They have improved the health and well-being of living beings across the globe. The disease that has been detected from centuries are now treated using the antibiotic drug.
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