Concept information
Término preferido
antibiotics
Tipo
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Chemical
Definición
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Chemical substances produced by microorganisms or synthetically that inhibit the growth of, or destroy, bacteria. Antibiotics are used at therapeutic levels to fight disease in humans and animals. Since the 1950s they have been used at subtherapeutic levels in animal feeds to enhance growth and prevent disease in livestock and poultry.
Concepto genérico
Conceptos específicos
- aminoglycoside antibiotics
- bambermycin
- beta-lactam antibiotics
- bialaphos
- blasticidin S
- citrinin
- fosfomycin
- fosmidomycin
- fumagillin
- lasalocid
- levofloxacin
- lincomycin
- macrolide antibiotics
- narasin
- nigericin
- novobiocin
- peptide antibiotics
- rifamycins
- tenuazonic acid
- tetracyclines
- tunicamycin
- validamycins
Sinónimos
- anti-bacterial agents
- antibacterial agents
- anti-mycobacterial agents
- antimycobacterial agents
- antitubercular agents
- antitubercular drugs
- bactericides
- bacteriocidal agents
- bacteriocides
En otras lenguas
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español
URI
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/10186
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