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124 3 • The Cell<br />

drug resistance to amoxicillin was involved, and given the effectiveness of azithromycin, the causative<br />

agent of Barbara’s pneumonia is most likely Mycoplasma pneumoniae. Even though this bacterium is a<br />

prokaryotic cell, it is not inhibited by amoxicillin because it does not have a cell wall and, therefore, does<br />

not make peptidoglycan.<br />

Go back to the previous Clinical Focus box.<br />

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