1. Look at the historical time table above and use your knowledge of bacterial recombination to hypothesize as to the events might have led to the emergence of the Vancomycin resistant Staphlyococcus aureus (VRSA). 12. What might happen if a strain of Vancomycin-Resistant Staphylococcts atureus (VRSA) were to pick up genes from the Staphylococcus aureus found on the skin? .