The chloramphenicol MICs for E. coli and S. aureus are similar if not identical. Which ONE of the following best describes the activities of chloramphenicol against E. coli and S. aureus?
Chloramphenicol is lipophilic drug able to traverse water-filled porins in the outer and cytoplasmic membranes to reach its target in the cell cytoplasm
Chloramphenicol is a lipophilic drug able to traverse bacterial membranes to reach its target in the cytoplasm
Chloramphenicol is hydrophilic drug able to traverse water-filled porins in the outer and cytoplasmic membranes to reach its target in the cell cytoplasm
Chloramphenicol is unable to traverse bacterial membranes and consequently both organisms are resistant to the drug
Chloramphenicol is a hydrophilic drug able to traverse bacterial membranes to reach its target in the cytoplasm
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