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A bacterial infection was effectively co...

A bacterial infection was effectively controlled by using a specific antibiotic for a long time. But nowadays this antibiotic is not found to be so effective to control the said infection .Give a scientific explanation for this phenomenon based on evolution.

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A specific antibiotic when first introduced is most effective in destroying bacterial infection. Then bacteria develop resistance to the antibiotic . This is an example for anthropogenic evolution.
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