Does anybody know........... the microbes that produce most of the antibiotics?

Answer 1

Bugs that produce drugs to kill bugs.

Escherichia coli
Penicillium notatum
Streptomyces griseus
Bacillus subtilis
Micrococcus luteus

The dream antibiotic is one that would only kill the microbe and not harm the human body. Our bodies produce just such an antibiotic called antibodies (gif 2). They are proteins our white blood cells (B cells) produce
They are proteins our white blood cells (B cells) produce that will only react with one antigen (antigen= a protein, sugar,
etc. that our bodies do not recognise as being part of us) of a microbe. Unfortunately, purification of these very specific antibodies is very expensive and would require people to give large amounts of blood to get enough useful antibody for a particular microbial infection.


Other workers in the mid-1970's were able to make mouse antibodies in a test tube and to isolate the cells that make antibodies reactive with only one specific region of a microbial antigen. These antibodies are called monoclonal antibodies. Monoclonal antibodies are antibodies from only one antibody producing cell that makes only one particular antibody reactive with only one particular portion of an antigen. More very specific antibody could be made without the need to bleed people. These monoclonal antibodies are useful reagents to test people for certain diseases and are used very frequently in research.


Unfortunately, we can't receive too many injections of mouse antibodies to treat microbial diseases because our bodies recognize them as foreign. A very severe and life threatening immune reaction can occur. To avoid this complication other researchers have changed the genes in the mouse cells so that the antibodies that are made by these mouse cells are more like human antibodies (humanized monoclonal antibodies). Humanized monoclonal antibodies take longer to be rejected by the human body. Problem solved let's start giving people these antibodies and cure them of all sorts of illnesses. Wrong. The down side is once again the enormous cost of producing these antibodies. It could cost several thousand dollars for one treatment with these monoclonal antibodies.


Antibodies or immunoglobulins

The B-lymphocyte cells of the immune system produce antibodies called immunoglobulins. These antibodies are designed to react against specific antigens (foreign molecules) introduced into the system by microorganisms of various types. Antibodies react against microorganisms (viruses, yeast, parasites, and bacteria) and allow them to be killed by the white blood cells. Composed mostly of minor acids, antibodies are proteins and divided into five major antibody classes (IgA, IgG, IgM, IgD, and IgE). Each antibody class has a unique chemical structure and specific function. IgG stands for immunoglobulin G or antibody G and so forth. Each class contains thousands of different antibodies to different microorganisms, foods, and chemicals

Although types of viruses behave differently, most survive by taking over the machinery that makes a cell work. Briefly, when a single virus particle, a "virion", comes in contact with a cell it likes, it may attach to special landing sites on the surface of that cell. From there, the virus may inject molecules into the cell, or the cell may swallow up the virion. Once inside the cell, viral molecules such as DNA or RNA direct the cell to make new virus offspring. That's how a virus "infects" a cell.

Viruses can even "infect" bacteria. These viruses, called bacteriophages, may help researchers develop alternatives to antibiotic medicines for wiping out bacterial infections.

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Answer 2

If it produced an antibiotic, it could have much less festival from different organisms. So sure, it could be beneficial. It is determined by the antibiotic, of path. If the antibiotic killed off different organisms that fed on the microbe's waste merchandise and produced whatever the microbe would eat in go back, that could be disadvantageous.

Answer 3

there are too many now that researchers work on that it's impossible to pick just one...