Editing Antibiotic Mechanisms and Resistance (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Analyzing</span> ==
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|+ How Bacteria Resist Drugs
! Mechanism !! Description !! Analogy
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| Enzyme Destruction || Bacteria makes a "Sizzler" (Enzyme) that breaks the drug || "Using scissors to cut the key"
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| Target Modification || Bacteria "Changes its Lock" so the key doesn't fit || "Changing the lock on the door"
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| Efflux Pumps || Bacteria "Spits out" the drug as fast as it comes in || "Bailing water out of a sinking boat"
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| Biofilms || Bacteria hide in a "Slimy Shield" that drugs can't penetrate || "Hiding in a fortress"
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'''The Concept of "Natural Selection" in the Gut''': Analyzing "Side Effects." When you take an antibiotic, you kill the "Bad" bacteria in your throat, but you also kill the "Good" bacteria in your gut. This allows "Opportunistic" bacteria (like C. diff) to "Take over" the empty space, causing a new, often dangerous infection.
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