Is the bacterium MRSA pathogenic or non-pathogenic?
MRSA bacteria are pathogenic. This group of bacteria belongs to Staphylococcus aureus family, which have grown resistant to methicillin-type antibiotics. MRSA
stands for
M - methicillin R - resistant S - Staphylococcus A - aureus
Staphyloccocus aureus bacteria are often carried on people's skin and sometimes in their noses and back of their throats.