Question 25 Ciprofloxacin is an antimicrobial used in the treatment of a wide variety of bacterial infections. One of the targets of ciprofloxacin in E. coli is topoisomerase II (DNA gyrase) What would be the effect of ciprofloxacin on E coll? O DNA replication would proceed, but at a reduced rate. O There would be no effect on replication. O There would be no replication of E. coll DNA

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Ciprofloxacin is an antimicrobial used in the treatment of a wide variety of bacterial infections. One of the targets of ciprofloxacin in E. coli is topoisomerase II (DNA gyrase)
What would be the effect of ciprofloxacin on E coll?
O DNA replication would proceed, but at a reduced rate.
O There would be no effect on replication.
O There would be no replication of E. coll DNA
Transcribed Image Text:Question 25 Ciprofloxacin is an antimicrobial used in the treatment of a wide variety of bacterial infections. One of the targets of ciprofloxacin in E. coli is topoisomerase II (DNA gyrase) What would be the effect of ciprofloxacin on E coll? O DNA replication would proceed, but at a reduced rate. O There would be no effect on replication. O There would be no replication of E. coll DNA
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