Question

antibacterial drugs are used to achieve the? necessary to halt the growth of a microorganism

Answer 1

An antimicrobial agent is a product that destroys bacteria , fungi, or protozoans or prevents the growth of microorganisms. Antimicrobial drugs either destroy (microbiocidal) microbes or prevent (microbiostatic) microbial growth. Disinfectants are antimicrobials that are used on, or outside of, non-living objects.

Antibiotics are drugs that kill or slow down bacterial development, also known as antibacterials. They contain a number of effective drugs and are used to treat bacteria-induced diseases. Viral diseases, such as colds, influenza, and most coughs, can not be treated with antibiotics.

Several antibiotics, like penicillin, operate by targeting the bacterial cell wall. In particular, the drugs prevent bacteria from synthesising a molecule called peptidoglycan in the cell wall, which gives the wall the strength it needs in the human body to survive.