What is an advantage of using methicillin compared with penicillin?
A) Penicillin is susceptible to inactivation by mutant transpeptidase enzymes.
B) Methicillin is resistant to 
-lactamase activity.
C) Penicillin does not bind transpeptidase as well as methicillin.
D) Methicillin does not bind transpeptidase.
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