1.2 Summary

In unit 1.2 we learned how antibiotics become resistant to a certain bacteria. If you take too much of the antibiotic then the bacteria may become immuned to the antibiotic therefore it becomes ineffective. We also talked about four common antibiotics that bacteria become resistant to. Penicillin is one that interferes with the synthesis of the cell wall. Tetracyclines bind to ribosomes causing them to prevent amino acids from forming. Fluoroquinolones interfere with the DNA replication. Sulfa Antibiotics inhibit a metabolic pathway for DNA synthesis and inhibits growth. In this unit we learned about conjugation, transformation, and transduction. We discussed what each step does in class. We played a game representing bacteria and antibiotics and how it would effect you when you didn't take your antibiotics regularly.