These antibiotics include: Tetracycline, Doxycycline, Minocycline and Rolitetracycline. Tetracyclines act by inhibiting bacterial protein synthesis. They have a broad spectrum of activity, active against both Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria, Neisseria, Chlamydia, Rickettsia, Mycoplasma, Plasmodium, spirochaetes, some non-tuberculous mycobacteria, protozoa and many anaerobes.

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