Neomycin sulfate

Neomycin sulphate?belongs to a class of antibiotics known as the aminoglycosides. Neomycin sulphate belongs to a class of antibiotics known as the aminoglycosides. Neomycin sulphate is bactericidal in action (kills bacteria). Neomycin sulphate (Neomycin sulphate) does this by causing the bacteria to produce defective proteins which are essential for their growth. Neomycin sulphate is an antibiotic, active against many strains of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria including Staph. aureus, E. coli, Klebsiella spp., H. influenzae, S. typhi, Shigella and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is ineffective against fungi and viruses.