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Assertion :Penicillin is an antibiotic that inhibits the growth of a number of bacterial pathogens by blocking the metabolic processes that build the cell wall in bacteria. Reason: The antibiotics such as aureomycin can be used to treat influenza.
Assertion :Penicillin is an antibiotic that inhibits the growth of a number of bacterial pathogens by blocking the metabolic processes that build the cell wall in bacteria. Reason: The antibiotics such as aureomycin can be used to treat influenza.
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The correct option is C Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
A broad- spectrum antibiotic can be defined as an antibiotic that is effective against a wide variety of microorganisms. The mechanism of action of all the antibiotics vary. For example, some antibiotics inhibit the cell wall synthesis in bacteria. Penicillin is an example of antibiotics that inhibit cell wall synthesis. Antiviral medicines like oseltamivir, zanamivir and peramivir can be used to treat influenza. Aureomycin is the first identified tetracyclin. It is not used to treat influenza.Hence, the correct answer is the option C.
A broad- spectrum antibiotic can be defined as an antibiotic that is effective against a wide variety of microorganisms. The mechanism of action of all the antibiotics vary. For example, some antibiotics inhibit the cell wall synthesis in bacteria. Penicillin is an example of antibiotics that inhibit cell wall synthesis.
Antiviral medicines like oseltamivir, zanamivir and peramivir can be used to treat influenza. Aureomycin is the first identified tetracyclin. It is not used to treat influenza.
Hence, the correct answer is the option C.
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