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    This table lists several clinically important antibiotics, their producer organisms, their activity or the types of microbes they are effective against, and their site or mode of action. Many of the antibiotics listed are produced by bacteria from the genera Bacillus, Penicillium, Streptomyces, or Micromonospora. These antibiotics target either the bacterial cell wall synthesis or protein synthesis, and have activity against a range of gram-positive, gram-negative, and fungal microbes.

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    This table lists several clinically important antibiotics, their producer organisms, their activity or the types of microbes they are effective against, and their site or mode of action. Many of the antibiotics listed are produced by bacteria from the genera Bacillus, Penicillium, Streptomyces, or Micromonospora. These antibiotics target either the bacterial cell wall synthesis or protein synthesis, and have activity against a range of gram-positive, gram-negative, and fungal microbes.

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    This table lists several clinically important antibiotics, their producer organisms, their activity or the types of microbes they are effective against, and their site or mode of action. Many of the antibiotics listed are produced by bacteria from the genera Bacillus, Penicillium, Streptomyces, or Micromonospora. These antibiotics target either the bacterial cell wall synthesis or protein synthesis, and have activity against a range of gram-positive, gram-negative, and fungal microbes.

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    Some clinically important antibiotics

    Site or mode of
    Antibiotic Producer organism Activity
    action

    Penicillin Penicillium chrysogenum Gram-positive bacteria Wall synthesis

    Cephalosporin Cephalosporium acremonium Broad spectrum Wall synthesis

    Griseofulvin Penicillium griseofulvum Dermatophytic fungi Microtubules

    Bacitracin Bacillus subtilis Gram-positive bacteria Wall synthesis

    Polymyxin B Bacillus polymyxa Gram-negative bacteria Cell membrane

    Amphotericin B Streptomyces nodosus Fungi Cell membrane

    Erythromycin Streptomyces erythreus Gram-positive bacteria Protein synthesis

    Neomycin Streptomyces fradiae Broad spectrum Protein synthesis

    Streptomycin Streptomyces griseus Gram-negative bacteria Protein synthesis

    Tetracycline Streptomyces rimosus Broad spectrum Protein synthesis

    Vancomycin Streptomyces orientalis Gram-positive bacteria Protein synthesis

    Gentamicin Micromonospora purpurea Broad spectrum Protein synthesis

    Rifamycin Streptomyces mediterranei Tuberculosis Protein synthesis

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