The aerobic gram- enteric are among the microbes that commonly show resistance to antibiotics.

Provide background information on antibiotic resistance and its significance

What is a likely cause of antibiotic resistance?

Microbes acquire resistance to antibiotics through different processes that include random and sexual reproduction.

Which of the following are not examples of intrinsic resistance of a bacterium to an antimicrobial drug?SELECT ALL THAT APPLYStaphylococcus aureus (VRSA) strains with altered cell wall–building enzymesMycoplasma pneumoniae lacking a cell wallMycobacterium tuberculosis altering its RNA polymerases to avoid binding by rifampinResistance in Gram-negative bacteria due to their outer membraneClostridioides difficile form endosporesMycobacterium tuberculosis have a waxy cell wall

Briefly describe what antimicrobial resistance is and the potential impact of antimicrobial resistance on society.