1 Question: How does the new gene which you discovered, make bacteria resistant to antiseptics? Keywords: bacteria, gene, medicine Asked by av14 to Lena on 19 Mar 2012.
Lena Ciric answered on 19 Mar 2012:
It works by making a protein which fits into the bacterial cell’s membrane and pumps out the antiseptic.
tomalie commented on 19 Mar 2012:
So the protein shoves the antiseptic out of the way?
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Lena commented on 19 Mar 2012:
The antiseptic will come into the cell but the protein then identifies and pushes it out.:-)
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tomalie commented on :
So the protein shoves the antiseptic out of the way?
Lena commented on :
The antiseptic will come into the cell but the protein then identifies and pushes it out.:-)