If a bacterial colony, where some members possess a plasmid conferring antibiotic resistance, are lysed via phage infection, which consequence follows regarding resistance?

💡 Explanation

Phage-mediated lysis facilitates horizontal gene transfer because transduction allows DNA, including resistance plasmids, to be packaged and transferred to new bacteria, therefore increasing overall resistance. This occurs rather than suppressing mutation, altering fitness, or reducing conjugation.

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