A Gram-Positive Bacterium Suddenly Acquires Resistance to the Antibiotic Methicillin

question 44

Multiple Choice

A gram-positive bacterium suddenly acquires resistance to the antibiotic methicillin.This trait most likely occurred due to acquisition of new genetic information through

• A)conjugation.
• B)binary fission.
• C)meiosis.
• D)transformation.
• E)transduction.

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