1. The antibiotic cefmetazole inhibits peptidoglycan synthesis, while the antibiotic moxifloxacin inhibits
transcription. For each antibiotic, answer the following questions:
a. Will the antibiotic be bacteriostatic or bactericidal? Explain your response.
b. Will the antibiotic be broad-spectrum, or narrow-spectrum? Explain your response.
c. What group(s) of bacteria, if any, are more likely to be resistant to the antibiotic, and why?
d. What results would you expect from a Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion test, if you plated E. coli and S.
aureus with the antibiotic? Use your answer from Part C to justify your response.