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"the bacteria staphylococcus aureus has developed resistance to some antibiotic drugs. how did this resistance come about?"
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"the bacteria staphylococcus aureus has developed resistance to some antibiotic drugs. how did this resistance come about?"

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Staphylococcus aureus developed resistance to antibiotics because they evolved. This happened when bacteria were exposed to a drug, but not all of them died. The survivors reproduced and passed on their survival traits to their offspring.
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