c. Describe the action of penicillin on the cell walls of Gram-positive bacteria (how does penicillin interfere with the construction of a strong bacterial cell wall?):
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Penicillin works by interfering with the ability of bacteria to polymerize the peptidoglycan cell wall. Given this fact, explain why Gram-positive bacteria are more susceptible to the effects of penicillin than Gramnegative bacteria are.
Mechanism of penicillins' antibacterial effect is: a) Inhibition of transpeptidation in the bacterial cell wall b) Inhibition of beta-lactamase in the bacterial cell c) Activation of endogenous proteases that destroy the bacterial cell wall d) Activation of endogenous phospholipases, which leads to alteration of cell membrane permeability
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