In general, why might cell-wall inhibiting antimicrobial drugs be less effective

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Question

In general, why might cell-wall inhibiting antimicrobial drugs be less effective on gram-negative bacteria compared to gram-positive bacteria?

Select one:

a. The peptidoglycan found in gram-positive bacteria is structurally different from that in gram-negative bacteria.

b. The gram-negative bacteria do not synthesize peptidoglycan.

c. The gram-negative bacteria digest these drugs at a much higher rate than gram-positive bacteria.

d. The outer membrane of the gram-negative bacteria inhibits penetration of the drug.

e. The mutation rate of gram-negative bacteria is much greater than that of gram-positive bacteria.

d. d. The outer membrane of the gram-negative bacteria inhibits penetration of the drug.

The gram negative bacteria possesses an outer membrane structure, which prevents the penentration of antimicrobial drugs

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