Microbiology: An Introduction
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780321733603
Author: Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case
Publisher: Benjamin Cummings
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Chapter 20, Problem 1MCQ
Which of the following pairs is mismatched?
- a. antihelminthic—inhibition of oxidative phosphorylation
- b. antihelminthic—inhibition of cell wall synthesis
- c. antifungal—injury to plasma membrane
- d. antifungal—inhibition of mitosis
- e. antiviral—inhibition of DNA synthesis
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