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Scheme of antibiotic resistance mechanisms mediated by bacterial resistance enzymes. (A) Resistance enzymes hydrolyze the antibiotics and confer resistance. (B) Resistance enzymes modify the structure of antibiotics or antibiotic targets, preventing the antibiotics from binding to their targets and conferring resistance.
