Question

What is the original function of efflux pumps?(1 point) Responses

to pump antibiotics into bacterial cells
to pump antibiotics out of bacterial cells
to pump heavy metals into bacterial cells
to pump heavy metals out of bacterial cells

Answer 1

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The original function of efflux pumps is to pump antibiotics out of bacterial cells, as indicated by the option "to pump antibiotics out of bacterial cells."