Answer the following questions true (T) or false (F)

1. Some bacterial cells are resistant to a variety of antimicrobials because they actively pump the drugs out of the cell.

2. The outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria enables many antimicrobial drugs to enter the cell more easily.

3. If a subculture of an MIC test grows in an MBC test, the concentration of the drug was bactericidal.


1. TRUE

2. FALSE

3. FALSE

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