If a cell is dormant and not actively growing dividing, will penicillin have any effect? Is...

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If a cell is dormant and not actively growing dividing,will penicillin have any effect? Is this something to consider whentaking antibiotics? Why?

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Bactericidal mechanism of pennicillin can be of two types Bacteriostatic and Bacteriocidal Bacteriostatic means it just inhibhits or stop the growth of organism and there is no further increase in their numbersExamples Tetracyclins Erythromycin and Chloramphenicol While bacterocidal    See Answer
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