Question

A new drug blocks the adhesins on the surface of a bacterial pathogen. what would likely be the major effect of this drug? a new drug blocks the adhesins on the surface of a bacterial pathogen. what would likely be the major effect of this drug? it will prevent infection by this pathogen. it will kill the pathogen. it will inhibit the growth and reproduction of this pathogen. it will prevent formation of the glycocalyx in this pathogen.

Answer 1

I think that it will prevent infection by this pathogen.  In a gram-positive bacteria a polysaccharide serves as specific adhesin To effectively achieve adherence to host surfaces, many bacteria produce multiple adherence factors called adhesisns. Which are expressed by both pathogenic bacteria and saprophytic bacteria. Therefore a drug that blocks adhesins on the surface of a bacteria or any other pathogen, makes it impossible for a bacteria to survive in the host.