Sentences with phrase «such powerful antibiotic»

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Powerful antibiotics can be dangerous in such a setting because they kill off harmless bacteria that create competition for drug - resistant colonizers, which can then proliferate.

But this method of gaining new DNA, termed horizontal gene transfer, was thought to be relatively rare and to occur only under strong pressures in the environment, such as exposure to powerful antibiotics.

If a mother has trudged many kilometers with a feverish child, it's hard for a health worker to send her away without something «powerful,» such as an antibiotic or an antimalarial, Hopkins says.

Microbes, individually, have been the source of some of the most powerful tools that we have in society, such as yeast, for making bread and beer, and antibiotics.

But thanks to scientific advancements, such as epidemiological investigation and antibiotics, we have powerful tools to tackle them.

As such, it is an ideal antibiotic and a powerful herb with medicinal properties.