The rise of unstoppable germs

Resistant staph bacteria
This scanning electron micrograph depicts a grouping of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria. These S. aureus bacteria are from one of the first isolates in the U.S. that showed increased resistance to vancomycin as well. Note the increase in cell wall material seen as clumps on the organisms' surface.
Photo by Janice Carr, courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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