Antibiotics vs. Bacteria Under the Microscope 🦠

In this video I added the beta-lactam antibiotic known as amoxycillin to a sample of bacteria!

Amoxycillin is a broad-spectrum antibiotic - usually given if you have a general infection.

Beta-lactams like amoxycillin interfere with the synthesis of the bacterial cell wall peptidoglycan - basically, they disrupt essential cellular functions that allow the bacteria to grow, spread and survive.

As such, it's not really surprising that I didn't really see less bacterial movement after I added amoxycillin to the bacteria sample -

Interesting - but consistent with the established science of beta-lactams and their antibacterial activity!

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