I agree with your statement if it was a single (or a limited number of) species of antibiotic resistance bacteria.<p>But, the problem seems to be that they&#x27;ll be acting more like a gang (where each gang member is a species of bacteria) by multiplying and transferring their weapons (in this case, antibiotic resistant MCR-1 gene) among different bacteria species by means of <i>horizontal gene transfer</i>[1].<p>Here, horizontal gene transfer means bacteria don&#x27;t need to carry the &quot;general pathogenicity&quot; as parts of its genome and transfer to future generations (by sexual&#x2F;asexual re-production)[2]. They only have to be good (and will be damn good by MCR-1 gene) at whatever pathogen they carry. &quot;Horizontal gene transfer&quot; will take care of the rest.<p>I <i>think</i> we&#x27;ll get a better idea of the problem I&#x27;m trying to explain if we look at it from &quot;Unix philosophy&quot; perspective which &quot;favors composability as opposed to monolithic design&quot;[3]. I hope that I&#x27;m decidedly proven wrong in this regard. But, it&#x27;s just a hope.<p>Note:<p>I don&#x27;t have any formal education&#x2F;background in medical sciences.<p>---<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.thelancet.com&#x2F;journals&#x2F;laninf&#x2F;article&#x2F;PIIS1473-3099(15)00424-7&#x2F;abstract" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.thelancet.com&#x2F;journals&#x2F;laninf&#x2F;article&#x2F;PIIS1473-30...</a><p>[2] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Horizontal_gene_transfer" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Horizontal_gene_transfer</a><p>[3] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Unix_philosophy" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Unix_philosophy</a>