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How did bacteria gain resistance against penicillin G?

Author: H K



Answer:

Due to the overuse of penicillin G on staph aureus and skin infections, they gained plasmid mediated resistance agianst it when they started synthesizing beta lactamases. So beta lactamases are virulence factors.


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