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How does penicillin work.

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penicillins work by inhibiting bacterial cell wall synthesis. cell walls are necessary to protect the bacteria from their environment and keeps the context of the cells together.
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by inhibiting bacterial cell wall synthesis (cell walls are necessary to protect the bacteria from their environment and keep the contents of the cell together)
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