Copies of antibiotic resistance genes greatly elevated in humans and livestock

ScienceDaily
Feb 22, 2024, 9:40 pm82 pts
Researchers have uncovered a key link between the spread of antibiotic resistance genes and the evolution of resistance to new drugs in certain pathogens. Bacteria exposed to higher levels of antibiotics often harbor multiple identical copies of protective antibiotic resistance genes which are linked to…

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