抗菌素与抗菌素耐药(英文课件).pptVIP

Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance Antibiotics Antibiotics are powerful medicines that fight bacterial infection Literal translation anti – against biotic – living things Discovery Alexander Fleming in 1928 He was an extremely messy scientist Came back from holiday to see a mould growing on his Staphylococcus agar plates Noticed that the Staphylococcus couldn’t grow anywhere near the mould The mould prevented bacterial growth! How antibiotics work Antibiotics can be either Broad Spectrum Kill a wide range of bacteria e.g. Penicillin Narrow Spectrum Kill a specific type or group o