Beta-lactamase enzymes are found in the periplasm of gram _____ bacteria
Enterococcus spp. can become resistant to ampicillin due to _____ production
Beta-lactamases are expressed by _____ genes
What glial cell type serves as the CNS phagocyte?
Microglia derive from what embryologial predecessor?
Where do the genes for bacterial exotoxins reside?
What bacteria are particularly adept at transformation of environmental DNA?
Give four processes by which bacteria may gain/lose/recombine DNA.
transformation (bacterial genetics)
transposition (bacterial genetics)
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