Multiple choice

Which sexual pathogen is most likely to become resistant to antibiotics through plasmid-mediated mechanisms?

  1. Neiserria gonorrhoeae  

  2. Chlamydia trachomatis

  3. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

  4. Treponema pallidum

  5. Borrelia afzeli

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Explanation

Gonococci develop resistance to antibiotics through plasma-mediated mechanisms, most leading to resistance to penicillin and tetracycline.