Transfer of drug resistance is staphylococcus is by
Correct Answer: Transduction
Description: Beta-lactamase-mediated: this is mediated through the production of beta-lactamase or penicillinase, which inactivates penicillin by splitting the beta-lactam ring. these are inducible enzymes which are plasmid-mediated.they can be transmitted by transduction or conjugation. Ref: Textbook of Microbiology; Ananthanarayanan and Panicker; Tenth Edition; Page No: 202
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