 This bacteria has become increasingly resistant to antibiotic treatments due to the presence of genetic elements called plasmids or transposons which encode for proteins that allow the bacteria to survive exposure to certain drugs. One such example is the methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, MRSA, strain, which is resistant to many antibiotics and can lead to severe infections if not treated properly. This article was authored by Ufaktasneem, Khalid Mahmoud, Manor Majid, and others.