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Many antibiotics work via selective toxicity. Explain how eachof the following antibiotics is toxic to bacterial pathogens, butnot* human cells. A) β-lactam drugs (such as penicillin,ampicillin, etc.) B) Sulfa drugs C) Tetracyclines

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A lactam drugs lactam or lactamase inhibitor antibiotics are substances that disrupt bacterial cellwall formation via penicillinbinding proteins PBPs where they bind    See Answer
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