Question 1
Match the antibiotic with the primary mechanism of development of resistance:
able[[Antibiotic,Mechanism of Resistance],[-trimethoprim,1. Methylation of the ribosomal binding site],[_rifampin,2. Acquisition of beta-lactamase],[-fluoroquinolones,3. Mutation of the DNA gyrase gene (i.e., the topoisomerase II gene)],[-penicillins,4. Bypass of a common metabolic pathway],[- azithromycin,]]
Question1
FLAG QUESTION
Match the antibiotic with the primary mechanism of development of resistance
Antibiotic
Mechanism of Resistance
trimethoprim
1.Methylation of the ribosomal binding site
rifampin
2.Acquisition of beta-lactamase
fluoroquinolones
3.Mutation of the DNA gyrase gene i.e.the topoisomerase lI gene)
penicillins
4.Bypass of a common metabolic pathway
azithromycin
5.Mutation of the rpoB gene