This is one of the first resistance mechanisms identified and is a strategy that bacteria use successfully to survive the action of many classes of antibiotics.
A) Frameshift mutation
B) Plasmid DNA acquisition
C) Acquisition of inactivating enzymes
D) Impermeability to the cell wall

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Bacteria can acquire enzymes that inactivate antibiotics, allowing them to survive despite the presence of these drugs. This is a well-known resistance mechanism.

This Is One of the First Resistance Mechanisms Identified and Is