β-Lactamases hydrolyze b-lactam antibiotics using two distinct mechanisms: those having a metallo-based mechanism of action and those with:
A) Ring-specific enzymes
B) A serine-based mechanism of action
C) A chromosomal mechanism of action
D) A transporter mechanism of action
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