Table 10 Mechanisms of action of antibiotics
MLS: macrolide, lincosamide, streptogramin
CAMP: cationic antimicrobial peptide
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Action
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Alteration of bacterial envelope
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Inhibition of protein synthesis
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Inhibition of nucleic acid synthesis
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Inhibition of metabolic
pathway
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Antibiotic family
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ß-lactam
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MLS
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Quinolone
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Sulfamide
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Glycopeptide
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Phenicol,
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Rifamycine, Ansamycine
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Folic acid
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Polymyxin, daptomycin
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Oxazolidinone
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Nitro-imidazole
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CAMP
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Aminoglycoside
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Cycline (tetracycline)
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Source: SCENIHR,  Assessment of the Antibiotic Resistance Effects of Biocides (2009),
Section 3.5.1Resistance mechanisms to antibiotics, p. 40
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