Here's another definition of bacteria v human cells. Definately...

Here's another definition of bacteria v human cells. Definately quite a few references I saw specify "no cell wall". Seems bacteria are single cells with an outer wall but human cells are much more complex with an outer membrane.

all very interesting as for me it sheds a different light on how the anti biotic works on bacteria but not human cells. I had been concerned that when used in humans it might somehow damage the cell outer but seems the human cells have different membrane so not affected. This and the fact current anti biotics also break open bacteria suggests to me we shouldn't see any surprising toxicity at least not any worse than other anti biotics.


"Bacterial cell is about one-hundredth the size of a human cell .Bacteria are a lot simpler than human cells. Bacterial cells are prokaryotic whereas human cells are eukaryotic in nature. Human cells are much more complex than bacteria. They contain a special nuclear membrane to protect the DNA, additional membranes and structures like mitochondria and Golgi bodies, and a variety of other advanced features.Some bacterial cells show flagella attached to their outside, which propel the cell. Not all bacterium have flagella, and no human cells have them besides sperm cells.Bacterial cells show the presence of a cell wall outside the plasma membrane which is absent in human cells."