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penguins

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on: Jul 18, 2013
Broad-spectrum antibiotics inhibit the growth of most intestinal bacteria. Consequently, assuming that nothing is done to counter the reduction of intestinal bacteria, a hospital patient who is receiving broad-spectrum antibiotics is most likely to become
A) unable to fix carbon dioxide.
B) antibiotic resistant.
C) unable to fix nitrogen.
D) unable to synthesize peptidoglycan.
E) deficient in certain vitamins and nutrients.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 18, 2013
Surely the answer is E. Bye!


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Reply #2 on: Aug 16, 2013
Thank you so much.


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