Resistance Plasmids(r-plasmids the most well studied plasmids onv The emergence of bacteria resistant to several antibiotics is IS medically Significant Resistance can be transferred via cell-to-cell contact 890 This could be one of the reasons for the rapid rise of multiply 75 resistant strains Plasmid recombination is one cml 725 mean by which multiply resistant organisms might have 50 first arisen Infectious nature of the r plasmids permits rapid spread of the characteristic through populations onT ter Typical example: plasmid R100Resistance Plasmids (R-Plasmids): the most well studied plasmids • The emergence of bacteria resistant to several antibiotics is medically significant • Resistance can be transferred via cell-to-cell contact • This could be one of the reasons for the rapid rise of multiply resistant strains • Plasmid recombination is one mean by which multiply resistant organisms might have first arisen • Infectious nature of the R plasmids permits rapid spread of the characteristic through populations • Typical example: plasmid R100