Microbe Mission B/C

[whythelongface]

How do quinolones work?
A. Inhibit cell wall synthesis
B. Inhibit protein synthesis
C. Inhibit nucleic acid replication/transcription
D. Injure the plasma membrane
E. Inhibit essential metabolite synthesis

Semieducated guess (Click to Show Hidden Text)

Is it E?

[sciduck]

How do quinolones work?
A. Inhibit cell wall synthesis
B. Inhibit protein synthesis
C. Inhibit nucleic acid replication/transcription
D. Injure the plasma membrane
E. Inhibit essential metabolite synthesis

Semieducated guess (Click to Show Hidden Text)

Is it E?

No, sorry. Guess again. //would it help if I gave examples of quinolones?

[whythelongface]

How do quinolones work?
A. Inhibit cell wall synthesis
B. Inhibit protein synthesis
C. Inhibit nucleic acid replication/transcription
D. Injure the plasma membrane
E. Inhibit essential metabolite synthesis

Semieducated guess (Click to Show Hidden Text)

Is it E?

No, sorry. Guess again. //would it help if I gave examples of quinolones?

Yes please. I feel like I know the answer, but I just don't.

Edit: I looked at my notesheet, and I saw I had floroquinolone listed as one of the treatments for Legionnaire's Disease, in conjunction with doxycycline and azithromycin. Knowing that doxycycline and azithromycin are ribosomal inhibitors, I'd change my answer to B.

[sciduck]

Semieducated guess (Click to Show Hidden Text)

Is it E?

No, sorry. Guess again. //would it help if I gave examples of quinolones?

Yes please. I feel like I know the answer, but I just don't.

Examples include Ciprofloxacin (Ciloxan Ophthalmic and Cipro), Levofloxacin (Levaquin and QUIXIN Ophthalmic), Lomefloxacin (Maxaquin), and Moxifloxacin (Avelox).

One more hint because I'm not sure if this still question still borders being too specific (Click to Show Hidden Text)

this type of antibiotic is bactericidal not bacteriostatic.

[whythelongface]

So is the answer not B?

[sciduck]

So is the answer not B?

No, sorry.

[whythelongface]

Since no one answered, and since the hint given was that the drug is bactericidal, my guess would be D.

[sciduck]

Since no one answered, and since the hint given was that the drug is bactericidal, my guess would be D.

I guess that was a bad hint, but I didn't really know what else to add, sorry. (Click to Show Hidden Text)

The answer was C) inhibition of nucleic acid replication and transcription. They basically inhibit DNA gyrase.

Your turn (I think?)

[sciduck]

Just gonna post a new question... hope you guys don't mind... (What's supposed to happen if nobody gets it right?)
What's the difference between resolution and magnification?

[whythelongface]

Just gonna post a new question... hope you guys don't mind... (What's supposed to happen if nobody gets it right?)
What's the difference between resolution and magnification?

Something more RemSen-oriented (Click to Show Hidden Text)

Resolution is about separation distance. It is the ability to differentiate between two distinct points that are close to one another. High resolution instruments can differentiate between two close points better than low resolution instruments.

Magnification is just about producing larger images of smaller areas. Instruments with higher magnifications can produce larger images from an area of set size than lower magnification instruments.

Also, in the future, I guess if a question has been inactive for a long period, the bearer should ask another one? I just didn't feel like posing a question after taking three guesses at it, and probably should've made it clearer.