Antibiotics:

Terms Related to Antibiotics

• Cytotoxic Antibiotics

  Chemical substances, produced by microorganisms, inhibiting or preventing the development of neoplasms.

• Antitubercular Antibiotics

  Substances obtained from various species of microorganisms that are, alone or in combination with other agents, of use in treating various forms of tuberculosis; most ...

• Macrolide Antibiotics

  A group of antibiotics containing a macrocyclic lactone ring linked glycosidically to one or more sugar moieties. These antibiotics are produced by certain species of ...

• Industrial Microbiology

  The study, utilization, and manipulation of those microorganisms capable of economically producing desirable substances or changes in substances, and the control of undesirable microorganisms.

• Antiseptics

  Substances used on humans and other animals that destroy harmful microorganisms or inhibit their activity. They are distinguished from DISINFECTANTS, which are used on inanimate ...