animation showing competitive antagonism

animation showing a bacterium producing more of a limited enzyme

animation showing a bacterium producing an altered ribosomal subunit to which the antibiotic no longer binds

animation showing a bacterium producing an altered enzyme to which the antibiotic no longer binds

Common Antibacterial Antibiotics

animation illustrating antimicrobial agents may inactivate a bacterial enzyme

Pathway for the Synthesis of Tetrahydrofolic Acid, a Cofactor Needed for the Synthesis of DNA and RNA Nucleotides

Common Antibacterial Antibiotics

animation showing how penicillins inhibit the synthesis of peptidoglycan

animation illustrating how vancomycins inhibit peptidoglycan synthesis

animation showing a bacterium producing altered porins to block transport of the drug across the outer membrane

animation showing a bacterium producing an altered carrier protein to block transport of the drug across the cytoplasmic membrane

animation showing a bacterium producing new efflux pump that is able to pump the drug out of the bacterium

Measuring Zones of Inhibition during Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing

Measuring Double Zone of Inhibition

Measuring a Zone Containing Colonies

Measuring a Zone Containing Feathered Growth

animation showing a bacterium producing an enzyme capable of destroying the antibiotic

animation illustrating how tetracyclines bind to the 30S ribosomal subunit and block translation

animation illustrating how macrolides bind to the 50S ribosomal subunit and block translation by blocking peptidyltransferase

animation illustrating how macrolides bind to the 50S ribosomal subunit and block translation by preventing the transfer of the peptidyl tRNA from the A-site to the P-site

Common Antibacterial Antibiotics

Common Antibacterial Antibiotics

Common Antibacterial Antibiotics