Why or why not?
2007-02-12 05:29:47 · 6 answers · asked by Nerds Rule! 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Yes, but only specific kinds of antibiotics will kill protozoa. Metronidazole can kill amoeba..... and Giardia I think. It kills by disrupting sensitive organism's DNA via helicase block.
2007-02-12 05:41:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scientists have found that an antibiotic-resistant strain of Salmonella becomes especially virulent when tucked inside protozoa in the rumen of Cows. In general you can use Antibiotics active against protozoa including metronidazole, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, and quinine.
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2006/061003.htm
2007-02-12 06:31:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
What Jerry said, but, generally, no. Most of what we call antibiotics are molecules which interfere with the metabolism or reproduction of prokaryotes -- bacteria.
Take penicillin for example. It interferes with the growth of the bacterial cell wall. This would not bother an ameba.
2007-02-12 05:40:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-08-23 17:48:31 · answer #4 · answered by hyon 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
frequently, no. frequently, what we call "antibiotics" are especially anti-bacterial -- they intervene with factors of prokaryotic advance or metabolism in strategies that at the instant are not meant to kill eukaryotes.
2016-12-17 08:20:32 · answer #5 · answered by pfeifer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That depends upon the antibiotic, the dose, and the conditions.
2007-02-12 05:38:02 · answer #6 · answered by Jerry P 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋