b-Lactamases hydrolyze b-lactam antibiotics using two distinct mechanisms: those having a metallo-based mechanism of action and those with:
A) ring-specific enzymes.
B) a serine-based mechanism of action.
C) a chromosomal mechanism of action.
D) a transporter mechanism of action.
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