Question

E. coli is a species of bacteria that causes many different infections in humans. Certain E. coli strains have developed resistance to antibiotics, making infections with these strains difficult to treat. How do bacteria such as E. coli, which reproduce asexually, gain new traits such as antibiotic resistance?

Answer 1

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coli strains resistant to different kinds of antibiotics, mainly to β-lactams by means of the bacterial production of extended spectrum β-lactamases (ESBL) [27, 28]. These studies show that animal meat contaminated with E.