Bacteriology Questions

[Andy Rossmeissl]

Why do bacteria produce antibiotics?  Isn't that kind of counterproductive
-- don't antibiotics kill bacteria?  I'm aware that they probably do this
to cut down on competition but won't their own antibiotic envetually kill
the bacteria that made it?

Thank You,
Andy Rossmeissl
thelight at geocities.com


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