Microbiology: An Introduction, 11th Edition

Published by Benjamin Cummings
ISBN 10: 0321733606
ISBN 13: 978-0-32173-360-3

Chapter 20 - Antimicrobial Drugs - Study Questions - Review - Page 587: 7d

Answer

Streptomycin inhibits translation by changing the shape of the 30s portion of the ribosome, which results in misreading of mRNA.

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Streptomycin inhibits translation by changing the shape of the 30s portion of the ribosome, which results in misreading of mRNA.
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