Platensimycin is a novel antibiotic that was recently discovered. It has all of the following attributes EXCEPT:
A) it is bacteriostatic
B) it binds FabF protein found in fatty acid biosynthesis
C) it has a broad spectrum of activity
D) it works on both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria
E) it targets the bacterial translation of proteins
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