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Ampicillin is an antibiotic belonging to the Penicillin family. It's used largely to treat uncomplicated but serious infections including [[Meningitis|meningitis]] and [[Gonorrhea|gonorrhea]], among others. | Ampicillin is an [[Antibiotics|antibiotic]] belonging to the [[Penicillin|Penicillin]] family. It's used largely to treat uncomplicated but serious infections including [[Meningitis|meningitis]] and [[Gonorrhea|gonorrhea]], among others. | ||
Ampicillin works like most penicillins, by preventing bacteria from forming a [[Cell wall|cell wall]], this means they can no longer survive and do not multiply any further, thus killing any infection. | Ampicillin works like most penicillins, by preventing [[Bacteria|bacteria]] from forming a [[Cell wall|cell wall]], this means they can no longer survive and do not multiply any further, thus killing any infection <ref>Ampicillin, Omnipen, Polycillin, Principen. 2009. http://www.medicinenet.com/ampicillin/article.htm</ref>.<br> | ||
Ampicillin resistance is often used in the lab to distinguish between those bacteria which have been transformed with a[[Plasmid|plasmid ]]containing ampicillin resistance, and those which have not been transformed with the [[Plasmid|plasmid.]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 17:32, 19 October 2014
Ampicillin is an antibiotic belonging to the Penicillin family. It's used largely to treat uncomplicated but serious infections including meningitis and gonorrhea, among others.
Ampicillin works like most penicillins, by preventing bacteria from forming a cell wall, this means they can no longer survive and do not multiply any further, thus killing any infection [1].
Ampicillin resistance is often used in the lab to distinguish between those bacteria which have been transformed with aplasmid containing ampicillin resistance, and those which have not been transformed with the plasmid.
References
- ↑ Ampicillin, Omnipen, Polycillin, Principen. 2009. http://www.medicinenet.com/ampicillin/article.htm