7 sentences with 'antibiotic'
Example sentences and phrases with the word antibiotic and other words derived from it.
• « An antibiotic is a substance extracted from a mould or other living structure, which inhibits the growth of other cells, such as bacteria. It is used against infectious diseases. »
• « Streptomycin is an antibiotic substance produced by Streptomyces griseus, introduced by the biologist Selman Waksman in the pharmacological treatment of human tuberculosis. »
• « Streptomycin is a notoriously toxic antibiotic and can cause dizziness and ataxia, often irreversible. »
• « Penicillin is an antibiotic drug obtained from selected cultures of the fungus Penicillium notatum or Penicillium chrysogenum. »
• « Tetracycline is a broad-spectrum antibiotic drug that, as an adverse side-effect, prevents the formation of B vitamins by intestinal bacteria and increases the body's need for vitamin C. »
• « Lactofelicillin is a powerful antibiotic in milk that kills the bacteria that cause infant diarrhoea in less than 60 minutes. This antibiotic makes up 70 percent of the protein content of milk. »