Which of the Following Is Not an Example of an Auto-Protective

question 16

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not an example of an auto-protective mechanism used by microbes producing antibiotics?

• A)Using a transmembrane pump to export newly synthesized antibiotics
• B)Co-expressing genes for membrane-bound protein export pumps and antibiotic production
• C)Altering the structure of the 50S ribosomal subunit
• D)Producing antibody only during the log phase of growth
• E)Synthesizing a precursor form of the antibiotic that is activated only after it has been exported by the microbe

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