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What part or parts of the bacterial cell do antibiotics target? Why?
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- There are many antibiotics that target the bacterial cell wall, but there are few antibiotics that target the cell membrane. Why might this be so?Why are gram-negative bacteria more resistant than gram-positive bacteria to the cytoplasmic target antibiotics?What are the bacterial cell targets of the different antibiotics?