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  4. Consider the following antibiotics (i) Erythromycin (ii) Ofloxacin (iii) Chloramphenicol (iv) Penicillin (v) Tetracycline. The pair of bactericidal antibiotics is

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Q. Consider the following antibiotics
(i) Erythromycin
(ii) Ofloxacin
(iii) Chloramphenicol
(iv) Penicillin
(v) Tetracycline.
The pair of bactericidal antibiotics is

KEAMKEAM 2012Chemistry in Everyday Life

Solution:

Antibiotics are the substances which in low concentration inhibit the growth or destroy microorganisms by intervening in their metabolic processes. They are called bactericidal when they kills the microbes, e.g., penicillin, aminoglycosides, ofloxacin, etc.