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Bacterial infection

Bacterial infection

(Science: microbiology) bacteria are group of micro-organisms that are a single cell approximately 1 micron in transverse diameter. Some bacteria cause disease in man, requiring treatment with an antibiotic.


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please help! mystery illness

... again in the next cycle. You might just of had a coincidence of a bacterial/viral infection with an unruly hormonal period.

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by kolean
Fri Aug 21, 2009 3:31 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: please help! mystery illness
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Views: 80

Antibiotic effect

... Most of these antibiotic work by inhibiting protein synthesis in bacterial cells, so any cell will ultimately die unless they are resistant ... has long been known that if you treat a patient with ampicillin for an infection, it is possible that some persister cells will start multiplying ...

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by MrMistery
Wed Aug 12, 2009 12:35 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Antibiotic effect
Replies: 5
Views: 165

Antibiotic effect

... and no. Many antibiotics do as you say, that is they only suppress the bacterial growth but do not kill the microbes. These antibiotics are called ... immune system can get rid of vast majority of even severe bacterial infections as long as the bacteria are not dividing constantly. Bacteriostatic ...

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by biohazard
Tue Aug 11, 2009 6:33 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Antibiotic effect
Replies: 5
Views: 165

blood brain barrier

... Normally, the b-b barrier cannot be passed by the immune cells. When infection occurs such as meningitis or encephalitis, because of the inflammation caused by bacterial toxins, destroyed neurons and endogenous substances, the endothelial cells become ...

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by xand_3r
Sat Jul 04, 2009 11:01 pm
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: blood brain barrier
Replies: 2
Views: 703

Bacteria: The Effiacy And Efficiency Of A Low Life

... multi-cellular organism. There are a variety of different types of bacterial infections one can get from many different sources, yet some are more common than others. If ...

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by quiact
Mon Mar 09, 2009 1:59 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Bacteria: The Effiacy And Efficiency Of A Low Life
Replies: 0
Views: 660
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