You have isolated a strain of E. coli that is resistant to penicillin, streptomycin, chloramphenicol, and tetracycline.

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You have isolated a strain of E. coli that is resistant to penicillin, streptomycin, chloramphenicol, and tetracycline. You also observe that when you mix this strain with cells of E. coli that are sensitive to the four antibiotics, they become resistant to streptomycin, penicillin, and chloramphenicol but remain sensitive to tetracycline. Explain what is going on.
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Microbiology A Human Perspective

ISBN: 978-0073375311

7th edition

Authors: Eugene Nester, Denise Anderson, Evans Roberts

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