Does the ability of a Mycobacterium tuberculosis cell to infect a new host depend on its drug-resistant phenotype? 1. Yes, drug-resistant cells can infect a new host more easily than drug-susceptible cells. 2. No, drug-susceptible cells and drug-resistant cells are equally likely to infect a new host. 3. Yes, drug-susceptible cells can infect a new host more easily than drug-resistant cells.