Resistance to Aminoglycosides Is Mediated by

question 23

Multiple Choice

Resistance to aminoglycosides is mediated by

• A) efflux.
• B) changes in the target site.
• C) impermeability or by enzymatic modification of amino and hydroxy moieties appended to the cyclitol rings.
• D) All of the above

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