Tag Archives: Antibiotic

Virus (I)

Viruses are agents that lack the ability to reproduce on their own, so they become parasites of living cells to grow, causing various diseases in animal and plant organisms. They are tinier than a fungus or bacteria and are only seen by a very powerful electron microscope. Biological classification is difficult because they do not [...]

Side Effect of Antibiotic Use

Before you use antibiotics, it would be nice if you know what the side effects. The antibiotic is referred to any substance formed by micro-being which is antagonistic to the tumor of others in high dilution. Antibiotics are potent medicines that brawl with bacterial infections. Antibiotic was among the most frequently prescribed medications in advanced [...]

Production of Penicillin

Collection of penicillin by submerged fermentation The inoculum or “seed” for large fermentation tanks from 20,000 to 115,000 liters of capacity is prepared by the development of a stock culture of the fungus from spores that are dried on a substrate of nutrient agar. Several liters of culture medium, generally constitutes about 5 to 10% [...]

Penicillin

Penicillin is an antibiotic that has its origins in a fungus called Penicillium notatum. As an antibiotic, penicillin kills bacteria and prevents them to continue with its growth, however, only has the power to combat those pathogens found in growth and multiplication, and not to those who are still dormant. Penicillin and its beneficial properties [...]