Knowledge about which of the following characteristics of a bacterium can help doctors prescribe the correct type of antibiotic to fight a bacterial infection?
A) ability to conjugate
B) mode of nutrition
C) shape of the cells
D) type of cell wall
A?
2 answers
Antibiotics attack the peptidoglycan cells walls of bacteria, which is why you often hear the terms gram stain positive and negative bacteria. D seems to be the best answer choice among the answer choices.
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