Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (4th Edition)
Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (4th Edition)
4th Edition
ISBN: 9780321918550
Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 10, Problem 5MC

Cross resistance is _____.

  1. a. the deactivation of an antimicrobial agent by a bacterial enzyme
  2. b. alteration of the resistant cells so that on antimicrobial agent cannot attach
  3. c. the mutation of genes that affect the cytoplasmic membrane channels so that antimicrobial agents cannot cross into the cell’s interior
  4. d. resistance to one antimicrobial agent because of its similarity to another antimicrobial agent
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