Summary: · In the context of microbiology, selective toxicity is the idea that a chemical agent or drug can exert a toxic effect on a pathogen and
Matching search results: Antimicrobial drugs such as penicillin, metronidazole and chloramphenicol interact with cellular components that are only found in their target organism. This allows the agent to exert its effect only on the cells that carry the target component, for
Summary: · Ehrlich noted that certain dyes would color human, animal, or bacterial cells, while others did not. He then proposed the idea that it might be
Matching search results: Antibiotics are commonly classified based on their mechanism of action, chemical structure, or spectrum of activity. More specifically, narrow spectrum antibiotics target specific types of bacteria, such as Gram-negative or Gram-positive bacteria, whereas
