Question

Antimicrobial resistance happens when pathogens:

	change their structure when they are repeatedly exposed to antimicrobial drugs.
	prevent antimicrobial drug from binding to the cell membrane.
	expelling antimicrobial drug from the cell.
	produce and release digestive enzyme that neutralizes the antimicrobial drug.
	B, C, and D
	All of the above

Answer 1

Antimicrobial resistance happens when pathogens:

1. change their structure when they are repeatedly exposed to antimicrobial drugs (Some pathogens go through chromosomal mutations due to repeatedly exposed to antimicrobial drugs which causes resistance).

2. prevent the antimicrobial drug from binding to the cell membrane (Pathogens are able to change the structure of cell membrane which prevent assess of the antimicrobial drug into Pathogens and also prevent binding).

3. expelling the antimicrobial drug from the cell (Some pathogens have efflux pumps that flush the antimicrobial drug out of the cell).

4. produce and release a digestive enzyme that neutralizes the antimicrobial drug.

Answer - All of the above