A fellow student in your microbiology class was looking at the bacteria growing on her petri plate. Show more A fellow student in your microbiology class was looking at the bacteria growing on her petri plate.

She noticed that there were two distinctly different types of bacteria on the plate. She was confused because only one of the organisms she streaked on the plate should be able to grow on ampicillin the antibiotic in the plate. You notice that the growth of the supposedly sensitive strain is concentrated in the area where her poor technique mixed the two organisms. Can you suggest an explanation for how these sensitive bacteria became resistant? Discuss the details of your proposed mechanism. Show less


 

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