mgrvashvi82261 mgrvashvi82261
  • 03-11-2021
  • Medicine
contestada

how does an antibiotic act as a selective agent in promoting bacterial resistance?

Respuesta :

chepgill24
chepgill24 chepgill24
  • 03-11-2021

Answer: In the case of antibiotic resistance, antibiotics cause a selective pressure by killing susceptible bacteria, allowing antibiotic-resistant bacteria to survive and multiply. Selection pressure can be regarded as a force that causes a particular organism to evolve in a certain direction.

Explanation:

Answer Link

Otras preguntas

Please help i need answers
Which of these is an example of an empirical formula? C2H2 C8H18 N2O4 CO2
How many hertz are in 12 megahertz? Express the answer in correct scientific notation. 12 MHz = ? x 10^? Hx
Help please. I have the answer but I don't understand how to get there!
2. Quadrilateral ABCD is a rhombus. Mark the diagram with information you know about a rhombus. *Each question is a new problem
Recommend strategies that girls could implement to challenge gender stereotypes in communities
What is 3-1 and 3/4????????
A set of data items is normally distributed with a mean of 45 and a standard deviation of eight. Convert 25 to a Z score
Ned’s frog jumped 38/100 meter. Then his frog jumped 4/10 meter. How far did Ned’s frog jump
Recommend strategies that girls could implement to challenge gender stereotypes in communities