What Group of Mobile Genetic Elements Is Largely Responsible for the Resistance

question 14

Multiple Choice

What group of mobile genetic elements is largely responsible for the resistance of the modern strains of pathogenic bacteria to common antibiotics?

• A) DNA-only transposons
• B) Retroviral-like retrotransposons
• C) Nonretroviral retrotransposons
• D) Site-specific recombinases

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