Across
- 2. caused by widespread and/or inappropriate use of antimicrobials
- 5. retains the gram stain
- 9. inhibits bacterial replication without killing the organism
- 11. .......... inhibitors decrease the structural integrity of the bacteria
- 12. causes death and disruption of the bacterial cell
Down
- 1. .......... inhibitors block base formation and blocking of DNA coiling
- 3. a group of drugs used to treat a microbial infection by suppressing the growth of, or by destroying, micro-organisms
- 4. based on the clinical ‘educated guess’ without prior identification of the organism
- 6. ......... inhibitors result in the formation of non-functional proteins
- 7. enzymes produced by bacteria that damage the molecular structure of certain antibiotics causing resistance
- 8. doesn’t retain the gram stain
- 10. a structured community of bacterial cells enclosed in a self-produced polymeric matrix, adherent to an inert or living surface