Multiple Choice
Over 90% of Staphylococcus aureus isolates are penicillin-resistant.Why?
A) they have loosely organized polysaccharide slime layers which protects their cell wall.
B) they produce coagulase.
C) They have a coating of protein A.
D) they produce β-lactamase.
E) they produce staphylokinase.
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