A Nursing Student Asks a Nurse to Clarify the Differences

question 13

Multiple Choice

A nursing student asks a nurse to clarify the differences between the mechanisms of spontaneous mutation and conjugation in acquired resistance of microbes. What will the nurse say?

• A) Conjugation results in a gradual increase in resistance.
• B) Conjugation results in random changes in the microbe's DNA.
• C) Spontaneous mutation leads to resistance to only one antimicrobial agent.
• D) Spontaneous mutation can transfer DNA from one organism to another.

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