Antibiotic Resistance
Antibiotics
Antimicrobial Agent
Antimicrobial Drug Resistance
Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST)
Bacillus
Bacteria
Bioburden
CFU
Chromogenic media
CLSI
Coccus
Conjugation
Endospore
Enteric Bacteria
EUCAST
Flagellum
Fungi
Gram Stain
Membrane filtration
MIC
Microbiology
Microorganism
Morphology
OPKA
Pathogen
Penicillins
Plasmid
SBA
Spirillum
Spirochaete
SRID – Single Radial Immunodiffusion
Sterility test
Vaccine
Vibrio
Virus
Definition of Penicillins
Penicillins - Antibiotics derived from the mould Penicillium notatum.
Specifically know as Penicillin G and belongs to a class of similar substances called penicillins. They are all active against a wide variety of bacteria, producing their effects by disrupting synthesis of the bacterial cell wall, and are used to treat a variety of infections caused by bacteria.
