INSIDE AN MRSA BACTERIUM

MRSA is a drug-resistant strain of Staphylococcus aureus, one of the most virulent and violent bacteria we know. Staph infections come in all flavours, from diarrhoeainducing food poisoning, to skin lesions, to potentially fatal cases of toxic shock syndrome. MRSA is a staph bacterium that has mutated or otherwise acquired genetic traits that defend it against attacks from antibiotics.