Staphylococcus Aureus Is a Gram-Positive Organism That Produces the Enzyme

question 12

Multiple Choice

Staphylococcus aureus is a gram-positive organism that produces the enzyme β-lactamase,which renders certain types of antibiotics inactive.The mode of action that is prevented in certain antibiotics sensitive to this enzyme is:

• A)cell wall synthesis.
• B)protein synthesis to the 30S ribosomal subunit.
• C)protein synthesis to the 50S ribosomal subunit.
• D)deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)synthesis.

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