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• n  an antibiotic (trade name Achromycin) derived from microorganisms of the genus Streptomyces and used broadly to treat infections

• Like tetracycline, it was derived from filamentous bacteria that dwell in both soil and water.
• Contact and ingested forms respond best to treatment, with any of the antibiotics currently on the market--penicillin, tetracycline, doxycycline and fluoroquinolones such as .
• Tetracycline, which kills bacteria by disabling a cellular structure known as the ribosome, is the target of one such effort.

• Achromycin

News & Articles

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• New Teeth Whitening Procedure Effective On Teeth of Elderly, and Darkly Stained by Tetracycline, San Antonio Cosmetic ...
  A new teeth-whitening procedure effective on the teeth of the elderly and even teeth darkly stained by tetracycline has been introduced at Cosmetic Dentistry of San Antonio, cosmetic dentist Edward Camacho, D.D.S., has announced. (PRWeb August 05, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/8/prweb10997773.htm
  Aug. 5, 2013 - PRWeb

Quotes

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• LISA Faulkner in Aberdeen Press and Journal
  I'd had courses of tetracycline pills in the past when I'd been filming,Lisa explains. "They help take the redness down, but I just hate taking them."