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Antibiotics
A class of natural or man-made substances, such as penicillin, that kill or inhibit the growth of some micro-organisms.
Source: GreenFacts, based on CoRIS Glossary
Antibiotics are widely used as medication against disease-causing bacteria. However, bacteria can aquire resistance to particular antibiotics through mutation.
Antibiotics are not effective against viruses.
Source: GreenFacts
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