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Posted by Tami Port Jun 12, 2008 |
How in the world do antibiotics kill bacteria without harming our cells? Why are there so many different types of antibiotics? What do these chemotherapeutics do to disable microbes? Find the answers to these and other questions in Suite101’s new article series exploring the mode of action of some of the main classes of antibiotics.
Click on the following links to go to the article describing how each class of antibiotic exerts its effect:
- Aminoglycosides
- Cephalosporins (a Beta-lactam)
- Macrolides
- Penicillins (a Beta-lactam)
- Quinolones (Fluoroquinolones)
- Sulfonamides (Sulfa Drugs)
- Tetracyclines