Which of the following is (are) used by microorganisms to become resistant to a particular drug?

A. An alternate metabolic pathway that bypasses the drug-sensitive step
B. Exclusion of the drug from the cell
C. Enzymatic inactivation of the drug
D. All of the choices are correct.


Answer: D

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