Prescott's Microbiology

11th Edition

ISBN: 9781260211887

Author: WILLEY, Sandman, Wood

Publisher: McGraw Hill

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What is the difference between S. aureus and MRSA?

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Prescott's Microbiology

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Solution Summary: The author explains that Staphylococcus aureus is considered as the most fatal of all the usual types of gram-positive bacteria. MRSA is unaffected by various antimicrobial drugs.

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