The mechanism of action of the antibiotic vancomycin is

A) inhibition of protein synthesis.
B) inhibition of cell wall synthesis.
C) inhibition of nucleic acid synthesis.
D) inhibition of a metabolic pathway.
E) disruption of cytoplasmic membranes.


B
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Section: Mechanisms of Antimicrobial Action
Learning Outcome: 10.5

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