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Which one of the following does NOT belong with the others?a. bacitracin b. cephalosporin c. penicillin d. monobactam e. streptomycin

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Answer:

Streptomycin.

Step-by-step explanation:

Antibiotics are the chemicals that inhibit the growth or may directly kill the bacteria or other pathogenic organisms. The viral infections cannot be treated by the antibiotics.

β-lactam antibiotics are the drugs that contains beta-lactam ring in its structure. This inhibits the synthesis of cellwall in bacteria and prevent the individual from the bacterial infection. Among the listed antibiotics, all antibiotics are β-lactam antibiotics except streptomycin. Streptomycin cannot be used to inhibit the bacteria.

Thus, the correct answer is option (e).

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