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The acronym “ESKAPE” (“escape”) lists species that exhibit this trait by expressing genes like mcr1 or a metallo·enzyme named for New Delhi. BioBricks vectors (20[1])are labelled A, C, K, or T based on the type of this trait they encode. In a 2016 time-lapse video, (20[1])Michael Baym tracked the emergence of this trait caused by mutations to dnaQ (20[2])(“D N A Q”) across a meter-wide agar plate. (20[2])This trait, encoded by genes like (20[1])bla (20[2])(“blah”) or tetM (20[1])(“tet M”), is (*) spread (10[1])between populations (10[1])by horizontal (10[1])gene transfer. (10[3])This trait (10[1])can be encoded (10[1])by (10[2])enzymes that degrade beta-lactams (10[2])or pump out fluoro·quino·lones. Hospital-acquired infections (10[1])are often caused (10[1])by bacteria (10[2])with this trait like MRSA (10[5])(“MURR-suh”). For 10 points, name this trait of “superbugs” that are immune (10[1])to some drugs. ■END■ (10[4])

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