Foundations in Microbiology
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781259705212
Author: Kathleen Park Talaro, Barry Chess Instructor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 12.L1, Problem 10MCQ
Which of the following modes of action would be most selectively toxic?
a. interrupting ribosomal function
b. dissolving the cell membrane
c. preventing cell wall synthesis
d. inhibiting
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Foundations in Microbiology
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