mrsa is the acronym for methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus. many of the strains of the common bacterium are also resistant to other antibiotics in use today. resistance is linked to a collection of genes carried on plasmids that are passed on from bacterium to another by conjugation. suppose a newly discovered, chemically different antibiotic is used in place of methicillin. what would be the most likely effect on staphylococcus aureus antibiotic resistance? (c)
