In message <4g33q9$prv at mark.ucdavis.edu> - rjscibienski at ucdavis.edu (Bob
Scibie
nski) writes:
+
+ Antibacterial antibiotics have their effect by blocking one
+or another of the bacterial cell's synthetic pathways. The
+penicillins for example block cell wall synthesis, the
+streptomycins and kanamycins interfere with protein
+synthesis, etc.
+ The few antiviral antibiotics which are available work in a
+similar manner. However, since most of the synthesis of the
+components of most viruses is carried out by host cell
+enzymes, finding non-toxic antivirals is difficult.
+
+Bob S.
+
Way back there were three types of ABs;
bacteriacidal
bacteristatic
????????---can't remember the third
Do these characterizations still stand ?
TIA
regards
tom c.
