Question

How do plasmids contribute to antibiotic resistance?

Answer 1

Plasmids:

1. Plasmids are small double-stranded DNA that are different from chromosomal DNA.
2. They are mostly present in bacteria and some eukaryotes.
3. The bacteria which have plasmids have a genetic advantage, one such advantage is being antibiotic-resistant.
4. Some pathogenic bacteria carry multidrug-resistant plasmids which have increased the major causes.