bactericidal antibiotic

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bactericidal antibiotic

An antibiotic that kills microorganisms.

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Cephalosporins, chemical "cousins" of penicillin, have been the mainstays of bactericidal antibiotic therapy for many years.

Emerging antibiotic resistance among community-acquired and nosocomial bacterial pathogens

Bactericidal Antibiotics Induce Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Oxidative Damage in Mammalian Cells.

FCT: Treating Lyme and All Infections the Simple Way

One explanation is that the mechanism of *OH formation induced by bactericidal antibiotics is probably the end product of oxidative damage to cell involving generation of superoxide ([O.sub.2.sup.-]), destabilization of Fe-sulfur (Fe-S) clusters, and stimulation of Fenton reaction [12].

Oxidative Stress Induced by Polymyxin E Is Involved in Rapid Killing of Paenibacillus polymyxa