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

question 6

Multiple Choice

Staphylococcus aureus is a gram-positive organism that produces the enzyme beta-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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