No MIC interpretive standards are given for penicillin G against E. coli. Which ONE of the following best describes why this is the case? Select one: A. E. coli are intrinsically resistant to penicillin G because the drug poorly traverses the outer membrane B. E. coli always have a small subset of cells within the bacterial population that are resistant to penicillin G C. E. coli are inherently resistant because they do not possess the target of penicillin G D. E. coli are naturally susceptible to penicillin G E. E. coli are intrinsically resistant to penicillin G due to the production of penicillinases

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No MIC interpretive standards are given for penicillin G against E. coli. Which ONE of the following best describes why this is the case?

Select one:
A.

E. coli are intrinsically resistant to penicillin G because the drug poorly traverses the outer membrane

B.

E. coli always have a small subset of cells within the bacterial population that are resistant to penicillin G

C.

E. coli are inherently resistant because they do not possess the target of penicillin G

D.

E. coli are naturally susceptible to penicillin G

E.

E. coli are intrinsically resistant to penicillin G due to the production of penicillinases

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