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Marina86 [1]
1 year ago
10

How antibiotics work to kill bacterial cells without harming the surrounding human cells.

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1 answer:
77julia77 [94]1 year ago
5 0
Antibiotics work by interfering with the bacterial cell wall to prevent growth and replication of the bacteria. Human cells do not have cell walls, but many types of bacteria do, and so antibiotics can target bacteria without harming human cells
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