Campbell Biology in Focus (2nd Edition)
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9780321962751
Author: Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Jane B. Reece
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 19.3, Problem 1CC
Explain how the following statement is inaccurate: “Antibiotics have created drug resistance in MRSA.”
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