The usefulness of antibiotics is hampered by __________.

a. the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria
b. their inability to kill gram negative bacteria
c. difficulties encountered in mass production
d. the limited types of antibiotic available
e. an antibiotic's lack of specificity for bacterial versus animal cells


Ans: a. the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria

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