<prompt> The most common mechanism of resistance to the drug in staphylococcus isConjugationPlasmidsEpisomesTransduction  <response>: b-Lactamase production is common, is under plasmid control, and makes the organisms resistant to many penicillins penicillin G, ampicillin, ticarcillin, piperacillin,and similar drugs. The plasmids are transmitted by transduction.Jawetx 27e pg:204 