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Some (maybe all?) bacteria are capable of horizontal gene transfer (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horizontal_gene_transfer#Prokaryotes https://en.wikipedia.org/
by frankus 10y ago
Some (maybe all?) bacteria are capable of horizontal gene transfer (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horizontal_gene_transfer#Prokaryotes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horizontal_gene_transfer#Proka...)
For example if someone were infected with both antibiotic-resistant gut bacteria (acquired from eating contaminated meat) and gonorrhea, it's possible the latter could acquire antibiotic resistance genes from the former.