Which of the following is not a mechanism of antibiotic resistance? Inactivating the antibiotic Mutating the target of the antibiotic Pumping the antibiotic out of the cell Production of adhesins that bind the antibiotic

Which of the following is not a mechanism of antibiotic resistance? Inactivating the antibiotic Mutating the target of the antibiotic Pumping the antibiotic out of the cell Production of adhesins that bind the antibiotic

Biology 2e

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Author:Matthew Douglas, Jung Choi, Mary Ann Clark

Publisher:Matthew Douglas, Jung Choi, Mary Ann Clark

Chapter9: Cell Communication

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 3VCQ: Figure 9.17 Which of the following statements about quorum sensing is false? Autoinducer must bind...

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Which of the following is not a mechanism of antibiotic resistance?

Inactivating the antibiotic

Mutating the target of the antibiotic

Pumping the antibiotic out of the cell

Production of adhesins that bind the antibiotic

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