Nester's Microbiology: A Human Perspective
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ISBN: 9781259709999
Author: Denise G. Anderson Lecturer, Sarah Salm, Deborah Allen
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 20, Problem 1MC
Which of the following targets would you expect to be the most selective with respect to toxicity?
a) Cytoplasmic membrane function
b) DNA synthesis
c) Glycolysis
d) Peptidoglycan synthesis
e) 70S ribosome
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