Majestic_Electric
Majestic_Electric t1_is1r122 wrote
Reply to comment by Fearless-Past9652 in Antibiotic found in potato disease thwarts fungal infections by Sariel007
Well, not everyone IS a doctor. No need for the smart alec-like attitude. 😛
Majestic_Electric t1_is1ehu8 wrote
Reply to comment by Sariel007 in Antibiotic found in potato disease thwarts fungal infections by Sariel007
I’m not sure why they call Amphotericin B an antibiotic there. Amphotericin B is used to treat severe fungal infections. The article you linked to even calls it an anti-fungal antimicrobial, which sounds a lot more accurate to me than to use “antibiotic” to describe it because Amphotericin B is not used for bacterial infections.
Majestic_Electric t1_is0utls wrote
Don’t they mean they found an anti-fungal? Antibiotics only work on bacteria.
Majestic_Electric t1_is1r9zi wrote
Reply to comment by JustSikh in Antibiotic found in potato disease thwarts fungal infections by Sariel007
I’ve heard antibiotic and antibacterial being used interchangeably, so that makes a lot more sense! Thanks for the explanation!