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Which of the following may be a reason for the development of resistance to antibiotics?(a) Mutation in the pathogen(b) Very effective antibiotic(c) Very weak pathogen(d) Can never happenI have been asked this question by my college professor while I was bunking the class.My question is from Microbes in Industrial Products-2 topic in section Microbes in Human Welfare of Biology – Class 12

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The correct answer is (a) Mutation in the pathogen

Easy explanation: PATHOGENS OFTEN develop RESISTANCE to existing antibiotics so that newer antibiotics are required to be produced. The resistance is produced due to the development of copious mucilage, Alternation of the cell membrane of BACTERIA which prevents antibiotic entry and mutation in the pathogen.



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