Microbiology with Diseases by Taxonomy (5th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134151441
Author: BAUMAN
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 19, Problem 5CT
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To determine:
The reason as to why Mycoplasma is resistant to penicillin despite its inability to make β-lactamase.
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Mycoplasma is a genus of prokaryotes, in which cell wall is not present over their cell membranes. As they do not consist of cell wall, many antibiotics that target cell wall, cannot affect Mycoplasma.
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