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Both Tetracyline and Streptomycin are board spectrum antibiotics yet functionally discriminates . How ?

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Though Tetracyline & Streptomycin are broad spectrum antibiotics , Tetracycline acts as a bacteriostatic antibiotic whereas streptomycin acts as bactericidal antibiotic against both gram positive and gram negative bacteria.
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