At a CAGR of 2.16%, Global Antibiotics Market to Rise over 2017-2021 - Allergan, GlaxoSmithKline, Merck, Pfizer
An antibiotic is a chemical compound that kills or slows down the growth of any disease-causing microorganisms such as bacteria, parasite, and fungi but is not effective against viruses and prions. The term "antibiotic" was originally coined to refer to any compound of microbial origin that is antagonistic to the growth of the microbe. Antibiotics act via various mechanisms such as the inhibition of cell wall synthesis, the inhibition of nucleic acid synthesis, the disruption of the cell membrane, and...
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