Varieties of Staphylococcus aureus that are resistant to the drug methicillin _____.

A. developed in response to the use of methicillin
B. already existed in the population before methicillin was developed
C. always have an advantage in every environment
D. were strongly selected for as methicillin became widely used to treat bacterial infections
E. The second and fourth answers are correct.


E. The second and fourth answers are correct.

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