Antibiotics that weaken the peptidoglycan cell wall make a bacterium more prone to Choose
one: O A. phagocytosis by macrophages. O B. detaching from surfaces. C. osmotic lysis. D.
shrinkage in hypertonic solutions. E. starvation
Solution
C. osmotic lysis.
Penicillins and cephalosporins, as well as other beta-lactam antibiotics targets the peptidoglycan
synthesis making the cell wall weak leading to osmotic lysis of the bacterium.
one: O A. phagocytosis by macrophages. O B. detaching from surfaces. C. osmotic lysis. D.
shrinkage in hypertonic solutions. E. starvation
Solution
C. osmotic lysis.
Penicillins and cephalosporins, as well as other beta-lactam antibiotics targets the peptidoglycan
synthesis making the cell wall weak leading to osmotic lysis of the bacterium.
