
Fluoroquinolones act by inhibiting DNA gyrase, an enzyme involved in DNA replication. Resistance to this antibiotic is most commonly by
A) a change in the DNA gyrase target, an example of acquired resistance.
B) enzymatic modification of the ribosomal target, an example of innate resistance.
C) a change in the DNA gyrase target, an example of innate resistance.
D) due to a mutation in the gene that encodes RNA polymerase, an example of adaptive resistance.
E) increased efflux of the drug from the target cell, an example of innate resistance.
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