Question

a strain of heat - tolerant pathogenic bacteria has acquired resistance to all known antibiotics. which method would you propose to best control its future spread? the development and application of metabolically inactive nutrient analogues the development of a new class of antibiotics that the pathogen has not yet encountered the introduction of a bacteriophage that is known to attack a closely related bacterial species the introduction of nonpathogenic bacteria to compete with the pathogen for resources heat sterilization of affected areas

Explanation:

Heat sterilization can kill the heat - tolerant pathogenic bacteria. Introducing non - pathogenic bacteria may not be effective as the pathogen may out - compete or the non - pathogen may not have a significant impact. A bacteriophage for a closely related species may not target the heat - tolerant pathogen. Developing new antibiotics against an unencountered class may be time - consuming and may not work. Using metabolically inactive nutrient analogues may not directly kill the bacteria. So heat sterilization is the most straightforward way to control the spread.

Answer:

Heat sterilization of affected areas