Targets of Antibiotics and Mechanisms of Antibiotic Resistance

Readings

Targets of Antibiotics (figure)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=mboc4.figgrp.4624

How antibiotics work: the mechanisms of action
http://www.tufts.edu/med/apua/Miscellaneous/mechanisms.html

Antibiotics that affect the cell envelope
http://pathmicro.med.sc.edu/fox/antibiotics1.htm

Mechanisms of Antibiotic Resistance in the Microbial World
http://www.moleculartb.org/gb/pdf/transcriptions/11_YZhang.pdf

Expected Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course a fully engaged student should be able to

- discuss the targets of antibiotics
- discuss the mechanisms of antibiotic resistance
- pronounce "efflux" correctly