Antimicrobial Treatment

3. an antibiotic produced by Penicillium fungi that kills bacteria
4. a genus of mold that produces the antibiotic penicillin
5. soil bacteria that produce many natural antibiotics
6. metabolic pathway in bacteria targeted by some antibiotics
7. a biological preparation that stimulates immunity to a disease
9. measures taken to prevent disease before it occurs
10. ability of a drug to harm microbes without harming the host :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}
12. DNA or RNA molecules that store genetic information
14. membrane the cell membrane that surrounds the cytoplasm of a cell
15. viruses that infect and replicate inside bacteria

1. drugs that kill or inhibit the growth of bacteria
2. the ratio between a drug’s toxic dose and effective dose :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}
8. a substance that kills or inhibits microorganisms
11. a bacterial defense system used to cut foreign DNA
13. a gelatin-like substance used to grow microorganisms in labs