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Penicillin is an antibiotic that inhibits enzymes from catalyzing the synthesis of peptidoglycan, so which prokaryotes should be most vulnerable to inhibition by penicillin? gram-positive bacteria mycoplasmas gram-negative bacteria archaea

          Penicillin is an antibiotic that inhibits enzymes from catalyzing the synthesis of
peptidoglycan, so which prokaryotes should be most vulnerable to inhibition by
penicillin?
gram-positive bacteria
mycoplasmas
gram-negative bacteria
archaea

Penicillin is an antibiotic that inhibits enzymes from catalyzing the synthesis of
peptidoglycan, so which prokaryotes should be most vulnerable to inhibition by
penicillin?
gram-positive bacteria
mycoplasmas
gram-negative bacteria
archaea

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03/23/2023

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Penicillin is an antibiotic that inhibits enzymes from catalyzing the synthesis of peptidoglycan, so which prokaryotes should be most vulnerable to inhibition by penicillin? gram-positive bacteria mycoplasmas gram-negative bacteria archaea Penicillin is an antibiotic that inhibits enzymes from catalyzing the synthesis of peptidoglycan, so which prokaryotes should be most vulnerable to inhibition by penicillin? gram-positive bacteria mycoplasmas gram-negative bacteria archaea