I\'m struggling with microbiology. I\'m a nursing student. Can you help me to so
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I'm struggling with microbiology. I'm a nursing student. Can you help me to solve this please? Thank you any help!
Apply the concepts of prevention, diagnosis, and treatment to the following:
prokaryotic ribosome
DNA
cell wall
cell metabolism
For example, prevention toward the cell membrane can occur through the use of soap (hand washing) but cannot be used to identify and diagnose. However, antibiotics such as Polymyxin B could be used against the cell membrane as a treatment.
Apply the example to the four components listed above.
Explanation / Answer
Cell metabolism : Prevention towards cell metabolism can occur through generation of reactive oxygen species. It is used as antimicrobial defense. Treatment include use of sulfonamides.
Prokaryotic ribosome : Translation elongation efficiency can be estimated by traditional computations. Treatment include use of chloramphenicol, tetracyclins.
Cell wall : Identification can be made by multiple genome screen. Antibiotic penicillin kills bacteria by preventing cross-linking of peptidoglycan and thereby lysis of cell wall occurs.
DNA : Use of Ciprofloxacin targets DNA gyrase in bacteria and hence stops DNA synthesis. Identification can be done by PCR amplification and sequencing of ribosomal region.