After Exposure to a Certain Antibiotic for a Particular Period

question 46

Short Answer

After exposure to a certain antibiotic for a particular period of time, a pathogen may no longer be sensitive to its action. The pathogen is said to have developed __________________ to the effects of a specific antibiotic.

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Definitions:

Blastospores

A type of asexual spore or bud that is produced by some fungi and can give rise to a new organism without sexual reproduction.

Coenocytic

Describes cells that contain multiple nuclei within a shared cytoplasm, typically found in some fungi and algae.

Ascomycetes

Ascomycetes, also known as sac fungi, are a large phylum of fungi characterized by the formation of spores in sac-like structures called asci.

Ascospores

Spores produced inside an ascus, which is a type of spore-bearing structure found in fungi belonging to the Ascomycota phylum.