This document provides information on various aminoglycoside antibiotics, including their classification, mechanisms of action, resistance, and side effects. It discusses several specific aminoglycosides - streptomycin, gentamicin, amikacin, neomycin, kanamycin, and framycetin. It describes how these antibiotics are produced by soil microbes and are bactericidal by binding to bacterial ribosomes. Resistance can occur through enzymatic modification or impaired drug entry into cells. Adverse effects include ototoxicity and nephrotoxicity.