In which way have microbes played a major role in controlling diseases caused by harmful bacteria?
Antibiotics are produced from several microbes like bacteria and fungi. The antibiotics inhibit or kill the growth of pathogens. These antibiotics rupture the cell wall of the pathogen, thus killing it. Some common antibiotics that are used are penicillin, streptomycin and tetracycline. Penicillin is produced from Penicillium notatum which kills or destroys staphylococci bacteria. These antibiotic kills or destroys the bacteria by destruction of the cell wall. The immune cells then enter into the pathogenic cell and destroy the bacteria. Final Answer Antibiotics like penicillin and streptomycin derived from genera penicillium and streptomyces are mostly used to treat diseases like malaria and tuberculosis.
