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SIZIF [17.4K]
3 years ago
9

Is penecillin a bacterium true false

Biology
1 answer:
Digiron [165]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

false

Explanation:

Penicillin prevents peptidoglycan from cross-linking properly in the last stages of bacterial cell wall synthesis. This greatly weakens the cell wall and causes the bacterium to lyse, or burst open, because of osmotic pressure. Penicillin is bactericidal because it directly kills bacteria.

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