Oxytetracycline ke karolo ea sehlopha sa tetracyclines 'me e sebetsa ka bacteriostatic khahlanong le libaktheria tse ngata tsa Gram-positive le Gram-negative tse kang Bordetella, Bacillus, Corynebacterium, Campylobacter, E. coli, Haemophilus, Pasteurella, Salmonella, Staphylococcus le Streptococcus spp. le Mycoplasma, Rickettsia le Chlamydia spp. Mokhoa oa ts'ebetso ea oxytetracycline o ipapisitse le thibelo ea tlhahiso ea protheine ea baktheria. Oxytetracycline e ntšoa haholo-holo ka morotong le ka tekanyo e nyane ka bile le liphoofolong tse anyesang ka lebese.