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Gull droppings undermine efforts to control spread of colistin-resistance genes

2022-11-02T16:33:00Z

Gull droppings at beaches in the Porto region of Portugal are riddled with bacteria that are resistant to the ‘last-resort’ antibiotic colistin, undermining efforts in the livestock sector to reduce colistin-resistance, according to a paper published in Environmental Microbiology, an Applied Microbiology International publication. Researchers at the ...