Antibiotic resistance Is a constant problem. List three ways that bacteria can be resistant to antibiotics.

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7. Antibiotic resistance is a constant problem. List three ways that bacteria can be resistant
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Antibiotics eliminate the pathogenic bacteria either by killing it or by inhibiting its growth. They do so by interfering with the ability of the invading bacterial cell to survive and divide. However, sometimes bacteria become resistant to these antibiotics by incorporating resistant genes.

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