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- 6. Substances produced by the natural metabolic processes of some microorganisms that can inhibit or destroy other microorganisms.
- 7. Result based on the Tube Dilution Test
- 9. Test result based on the Kirby-Bauer technique
- 10. A disease with symptoms like painful urination, discharge, and, if untreated, can lead to infertility. Name starts with "G."
- 12. Drugs produced entirely by chemical reactions.
- 13. Complex, slimy communities of microorganisms (bacteria, fungi, protists) attached to surfaces and encased in a self-produced matrix of extracellular substances.
- 15. Viruses that can be used as a new approach to antimicrobial therapy
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- 1. The bacteriophage enzymes that lyse/kill bacteria.
- 2. All-inclusive term for any antimicrobial drug, regardless of its origin.
- 3. Use of a drug to prevent infection of a person at risk.
- 4. Disease that is caused by Staphylococcus aureus. Name starts with "M."
- 5. Drugs that are chemically-modified in lab after being isolated from natural resources.
- 8. System found in bacteria that can cause very specific cuts in resistance genes (dsDNA) to deactivate them.
- 11. Disease that is caused by Staphylococcus aureus. Name starts with "V."
- 14. The ration of the dose of the drug that is toxic to humans compared to its minimum effective dose.