Bactroban works by interfering with bacterial protein synthesis. This means that it stops bacteria from making important proteins. More specifically, the drug works by binding to an important bacterial enzyme known as isoleucyl transfer-RNA synthetase.
An invasive species can be any kind of living organismâan amphibian (like the cane toad pictured left), plant, insect, fish, fungus, bacteria, or even an organismâs seeds or eggsâthat is not native to an ecosystem and which causes harm. They can harm the environment, the economy or even, human health.
Like other islands, Caribbean habitats are vulnerable to impacts of invasive species because of the generally small populations of indigenous species, evolutionary effects of isolation (such as loss of defensive behaviors) and the release of introduced species from natural enemies (Kairo et al. 2003).