Which of the following statements about drug resistance is FALSE?

a. It may be carried on a plasmid.

b. It may be due to decreased uptake of a drug.

c. It may be due to enzymes that degrade some antibiotics.

d. It may be transferred from one bacterium to another during conjugation.

e. It is found only in gram-negative bacteria.

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Biology

Owen Roberts

6 March, 19:38

Which of the following statements about drug resistance is FALSE?

a. It may be carried on a plasmid.

b. It may be due to decreased uptake of a drug.

c. It may be due to enzymes that degrade some antibiotics.

d. It may be transferred from one bacterium to another during conjugation.

e. It is found only in gram-negative bacteria.

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Kaylen Dominguez · Answer 1

The false statement is e. It is found only in gram-negative bacteria.

Explanation:

Drug resistance is a condition that is usually developed in bacteria because of the wrong use of medicines. This condition can cause a mutation and can be transferred with horizontal gene exchange, that does not require breed and it can happen between two grown bacteria. As it happens in all species of bacteria, therefore it's not only found in gram-negatives.