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No- because penicillin inhibits cell wall synthesis and Mycoplasmas don't have a cell wall.

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What group of antibiotics would mycoplasma be resistant to?

Mycoplasma lack cell walls. Therefore, any antibiotic that targets the cell wall of bacteria would be ineffective to mycoplasma. Examples are beta-lactam antibiotics such as penicillin. Beta-lactam antibiotics target the synthesis of peptidoglycan, an important component of the bacterial cell wall.


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Penicillin is an antibiotic that is effective against bacterial infections, not fungal infections. Fungal infections require antifungal medications, not antibiotics like penicillin, to effectively treat them. Using penicillin to treat a fungal infection will not be effective and could potentially worsen the infection by promoting the growth of the fungus.


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Penicillin is a beta-lactam. Although beta-lactam antibiotics are wide-spectrum antibiotics, meaning they can be effective against a wide array of infections, there are other options in cases where it is not possible to administer beta-lactams. This is information I have gathered from other sources below.


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What would you not use in treating a virus?

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How is penicillin removed from the blood?

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What is the difference between penicillin used on humans versus animals?

The question is unclear and sounds like the outcome of penicillin for us to use against animal contamination, but if you mean what effect penicillin has on animals, it would depend on the biological makeup of the animal. As with humans, some of us have an allergy to penicillin and can become quite ill even thought it was made to help cure us against infection and disease. On the other hand, there have been reports of no effects of penicillin on both some humans and some animals. It would be logical to assume that some animals will suffer adverse effects of penicillin, but I would hope than any administration of such a drug is for their healing and not for testing. I am sure that many humans would be happy to be test dummies as we are the best candidates, especially if we know that animals were tested on and suffered for our own mortality and well being.


What moves are super effective against kingdra in Pokemon emerald?

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