Question

A scientist discovers that a soil bacterium he has been studying produces an antimicrobial that kills gram-negative bacteria. She isolates and purifies the antimicrobial compound, then chemically converts a chemical side chain to a hydroxyl group. When she tests the antimicrobial properties of this new version, she finds that this antimicrobial drug can now also kill gram-positive bacteria. The new antimicrobial drug with broad-spectrum activity is considered to be which of the following?

a) Bacteriostatic
b) Narrow-spectrum
c) Antifungal
d) Broad-spectrum

Answer 1

The new antimicrobial drug with broad-spectrum activity is considered to be Broad-spectrum.

Step-by-step explanation:

The new antimicrobial drug with broad-spectrum activity is considered to be b) Broad-spectrum