1. Different antibiotics and producing micro-organisms
For definitions, please refer to the table at the end of this introduction.
1.1 Antibiotics and secondary metabolites
Secondary metabolites are molecules generally produced by organisms after the active phase of growth, during the phase known as idiophase, as opposed to the active growth phase known as trophophase. The production of secondary metabolites is linked neither to the growth nor to the energy requirements of the producing organisms. The essential differences between primary and secondary metabolites are summarized in table 1 .
We will restrict the definition of antibiotics to all secondary metabolites produced by micro-organisms,...
The Ultimate Scientific and Technical Reference
This article is included in
Healthcare technologies
This offer includes:
Knowledge Base
Updated and enriched with articles validated by our scientific committees
Services
A set of exclusive tools to complement the resources
Practical Path
Operational and didactic, to guarantee the acquisition of transversal skills
Doc & Quiz
Interactive articles with quizzes, for constructive reading
Different antibiotics and producing micro-organisms
Physiology of producing strains
References
The Ultimate Scientific and Technical Reference
