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penicillin-resistant bacteria — noun bacteria that are unaffected by penicillin • Hypernyms: ↑bacteria, ↑bacterium … Useful english dictionary
penicillin-resistant — adjective unaffected by penicillin penicillin resistant bacteria • Pertains to noun: ↑penicillin … Useful english dictionary
Bacteria — Taxobox color = lightgrey name = Bacteria fossil range = Archean or earlier Recent image width = 210px image caption = Escherichia coli image is 8 micrometres wide. domain = Bacteria subdivision ranks = Phyla [cite web… … Wikipedia
Penicillin — For the Japanese band, see Penicillin (band). Penicillin core structure. The R is the variable group. Penicillin (sometimes abbreviated PCN or pen) is a group of antibiotics derived from Penicillium fungi.[1] They include … Wikipedia
Penicillin — Historically, the most famous of all antibiotics, named for the fungal mould Penicillium notatum from which it is derived. Penicillin acts by destroying the cell wall in those bacteria that are sensitive have been developed (not resistant) to its … Medical dictionary
penicillin — /pen euh sil in/, n. Pharm. any of several antibiotics of low toxicity, produced naturally by molds of the genus Penicillium and also semisynthetically, having a bactericidal action on many susceptible Gram positive or Gram negative cocci and… … Universalium
bacteria — bacterial, adj. bacterially, adv. /bak tear ee euh/, n.pl., sing. bacterium / tear ee euhm/. ubiquitous one celled organisms, spherical, spiral, or rod shaped and appearing singly or in chains, comprising the Schizomycota, a phylum of the kingdom … Universalium
penicillin-fast — pen·i·cil·lin fast (pen″ĭ sĭlґin fast) resistant to the action of penicillin; said of certain strains of bacteria … Medical dictionary
Pathogenic bacteria — Clostridium tetani Bacterial infection Classification and external resources MeSH … Wikipedia
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus — MRSA redirects here; you may be looking for Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus SEM micrograph of MRSA Scientific classification … Wikipedia
