If a Superbug Is Resistant to an Antibiotic Due to Horizontal

question 26

Multiple Choice

If a superbug is resistant to an antibiotic due to horizontal gene transfer, the microbe is said to have

• A) natural resistance.
• B) evolutionary resistance.
• C) intrinsic resistance.
• D) acquired resistance.
• E) mutational resistance.

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