Bacteria are sensitive to certain antibiotics like chloramphenicol and streptomycin, which kill the bacteria by interfering with

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Bacteria are sensitive to certain antibiotics like chloramphenicol and streptomycin, which kill the bacteria by interfering with

translation through mechanisms that affect the ribosome's ability to function. If a researcher were to culture populations of Archaea and then treat them with either of the previously mentioned antibiotics, what would be the predicted results

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lorasvet [3.4K] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-26T13:03:00+03:00

lorasvet [3.4K]3 years ago

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A decline in the bacterial population will be observed. It is possible after a long time that these bacteria become resistant to those antibiotics

andreyandreev [35.5K] · Answer 2 · 2022-06-26T14:53:24+03:00

andreyandreev [35.5K]3 years ago

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Explanation:

Neither antibiotic will have an effect on Archaeon populations because their ribosomes are different from bacterial ribosomes.