Knowing That Antibiotics Such as Penicillin Work by Attacking the Peptidoglycan

question 21

Multiple Choice

Knowing that antibiotics such as penicillin work by attacking the peptidoglycan in the bacterial cell wall, which type of bacteria would be most susceptible to the administration of such an antibiotic?

• A) Gram-positive bacteria
• B) Gram-negative bacteria
• C) Either gram-positive or gram-negative bacteria
• D) Neither gram-positive nor gram-negative bacteria

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