Isoniazid or isonicotinyl hydrazine (INH) is a first-line antibiotic used for the treatment of tuberculosis…

Chloramphenicol is a protein synthesis inhibitor but the antibiotic unlike other drugs that interfere with…

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Genetic resistance of microbes to antibiotics is due to a chromosomal mutation in the bacterial…

Metallo-beta-lactamases (MBLs) are beta-lactamase enzymes produced by pathogenic bacteria, and which hydrolyzes the carbapenems (e.g.…

Extended spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) are beta-lactamase enzymes that breakdown or hydrolyze broad-spectrum beta-lactam drugs especially…

Lichens possess varying antimicrobial properties; and they have been shown to be active against a…

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Beta-lactamases are enzymes secreted by both Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria, and which have…

The introduction of antibiotics into clinical medicine for the treatment of infectious diseases heralded an…