Biol 203 Microbiology Final Exam Accurate 100%(SCORED A)

Bactericidal - ANSWER kills bacteria antibiotic resistance - ANSWER Resistance evolving rapidly in many species of prokaryotes due to overuse of antibiotics, especially in agriculture. broad spectrum antibiotics - ANSWER affect a broad range of gram-positive or gram-negative bacteria Narrow spectrum antibiotics - ANSWER Effective against specific bacteria Sensitivity - ANSWER Ability to recognize and appreciate the personal characteristics of others subunit vaccines - ANSWER use antigenic fragments to stimulate an immune response monoclonal antibody - ANSWER antibody produced in a laboratory to attack antigens and to destroy cells; useful in immunotherapy hybridoma - ANSWER a cell hybrid produced in vitro by the fusion of a lymphocyte that produces antibodies and a myeloma tumor cell in order to produce a continuous supply of a specific antibody. ELISA - ANSWER screening test to detect anti-HIV antibodies in the bloodstream bacteriostatic - ANSWER inhibits bacterial growth antibiotic - ANSWER a medicine used to save lives because it destroys harmful bacteria and cures infections selective toxicity - ANSWER A drug that kills harmful microbes without damaging the host a