Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Chemical Structure Consequences of Beta Lactams
The Chemical Structure Consequences of Beta-lactams.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Antibiotics: An Overview
An overview of antibiotics, including What are antibiotics?; How were antibiotics discovered?; How do antibiotics work?; Azithromycin; Antibiotic development?
Bio Topics
Bio Topics: Types of Antibiotics
Want to know about more antibiotics that are used to treat a variety of diseases? This site includes basic information, molecular structure, mode of action, and links to interactive 3D molecule display for common antibiotics.
Bio Topics
Bio Topics: Production of Penicillin in Industrial Fermenters
A worksheet regarding the production of penicillin in industrial fermenters.
Time
Time: Bacteriologist, Alexander Fleming
Time Magazine offers a detailed account of Alexander Fleming's work in the field of bacteriology with penicillin. View a timeline of Fleming's most noted accomplishments and answer the "pop" quiz question to see if you really the...
Other
Mar Vista Animal Center: Amoxicillin
Describes how amoxicillin is a synthetic improvement of penicillin.
My Hero Project
My Hero: Sir Alexader Fleming
Use this article to learn how Sir Alexander Fleming's contributions to the world of medical science have saved the lives of those diagnosed with bacterial infections.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Human Uses of Fungi
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how humans use fungi.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: What Causes Growth of Bread Mold and How to Prevent It?
Explains what bread mold is, what causes it to grow on bread, factors that contribute to its growth, and how to prevent its growth. Includes an experiment for growing mold on bread.
Science Daily
Science Daily: Antibiotic Resistance
Antibiotic resistance is the ability of a microorganism to withstand the effects of an antibiotic. It is a specific type of drug resistance. Antibiotic resistance evolves naturally via natural selection through random mutation, but it...