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Saved Help Save & E PLAY Please select the TRUE statement regarding bacterial resistance to antimicrobials Multiple Choice Gram-positive bacteria are intrinsically resistant to certain medications because the lipid bilayer of their outer membrane prevents the molecules from entering the cell. О Intrinsic resistance generally occurs through spontaneous mutation or horizontal gene transfer O The genes for antimicrobial resistance are often carried on fertility plasmids (F plasmids Mycoplasma species lack a typical cell wall, therefore they are intrinsically resistant to penicillin that interferes with peptidoglycan synthesis O Acquired resistance is very limited because microorganisms cannot evolve, so they are incapable of developing mechanisms to avoid the effects of medications < Prey 29 of 44 Ney >

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Mycoplasma species lack a typical cell wall, therefore they are intrinsically resistant to penicillin that interferes with peptidoglycan synthesis.

Mycoplasma species possess an intrinsic resistance to beta lactam antibiotics such as penicillin that target cell wall synthesis. This is because they lack a cell wall which is the target of penicillin.