Antibiotic Resistance of bacterial species is becoming more of a problem with each passing year and has prompted the “Get Smart: Know when Antibiotics Work” campaign by the CDC.

Take a few moments to explore the campaign’s website (http://www.cdc.gov/getsmart/index.html).

1. Pick a specific antibiotic (e.g. penicillin,tetracycline, erythromycin, or any other- try to pick one that has not been written about already), preform some research on it and explain to the class how it targets bacterial cells and not eukaryotic cells (i.e. why does it harm bacteria but does not harm us?). This is often linked to antibiotics mechanism of action.