ch 28

Question 1

Some antibiotics inhibit protein synthesis by disruption of translation through interactions with
the

Answer 1

ribosome

Question 2

The first antibiotic to be characterized was a

Answer 2

β-lactam

Question 3

Antimicrobial drug resistance is usually spread to other species by

Answer 3

horizontal gene transfer

Question 4

Most drug-resistant bacteria isolated from patients contain a(n)

Answer 4

multidrug resistant plasmid

Question 5

A mechanism for penicillin resistance in bacteria is

Answer 5

splitting the β-lactam ring of the antibiotic.

Question 6

An attenuated strain of a pathogen

Answer 6

has lost its virulence but may be used to create a vaccine

Question 7

Which of the following can be used in creating a vaccine?

Answer 7

attenuated bacteria, inactivated viruses, or recombinant proteins

Question 8

Why are secondary or ‘booster’ immunizations given?

Answer 8

) Secondary reimmunizations produce a secondary immune response, which increases
antibody titers