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Antibiotic-resistant bacteria have evolved to express more efflux pumps on their cell surfaces. What is the original function of efflux pumps?(1 point)
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to pump heavy metals and toxins into bacterial cells
to pump heavy metals and toxins into bacterial cells
to move bacteria into different locations
to move bacteria into different locations
to take in nutrients from the environment
to take in nutrients from the environment
to pump heavy metals and toxins out of bacterial cells
to pump heavy metals and toxins out of bacterial cells
Responses
to pump heavy metals and toxins into bacterial cells
to pump heavy metals and toxins into bacterial cells
to move bacteria into different locations
to move bacteria into different locations
to take in nutrients from the environment
to take in nutrients from the environment
to pump heavy metals and toxins out of bacterial cells
to pump heavy metals and toxins out of bacterial cells
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Answered by
GPT-4o mini
The original function of efflux pumps is **to pump heavy metals and toxins out of bacterial cells**.