Superbug Gained Resistance from Neighboring Bacteria

Scientific American
But some bacteria that are closely related to S. aureus--which often causes life-threatening infections in hospital settings--can fend off vancomycin, prompting concerns that soon S. aureus will, too. Scientists describe one instance of a vancomycin-resistant strain of the ubiquitous bug in the current issue of the journal Science and show that the gene responsible for its invulnerability jumped from another bacteria.