Question 52

(Multiple Choice)

Platensimycin is a novel antibiotic that was recently discovered. An attribute it does NOT have is that it


A) is bacteriostatic.
B) binds FabF protein found in fatty acid biosynthesis.
C) has a broad spectrum of activity.
D) works on both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria.
E) targets the bacterial translation of proteins.

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