Antibiotics inhibit Cell Wall Synthesis Bacteria cell wall protect from osmotic pressures Microbe divides needs to create a new cell wall Interrupt this leads to new microbes being susceptible to external influences Cell ruptures Microbe death Inhibitors of cell wall synthesis: penicillins, cephalosporins, vancomycin and bacitracinAntibiotics inhibit Cell Wall Synthesis • Bacteria cell wall protect from osmotic pressures • Microbe divides – needs to create a new cell wall – Interrupt this leads to new microbes being susceptible to external influences – Cell ruptures  Microbe death • Inhibitors of cell wall synthesis: penicillins, cephalosporins, vancomycin and bacitracin …