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Definitive Link Confirms Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Move from Livestock to People

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Petri Dish

A new study published in EMBO Molecular Medicine has established a definitive link between antibiotic-resistant bacteria in livestock and human beings. Several methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus auerus (MRSA) bacteria that carry a novel homologue have been found in livestock and in humans. The study states that “analysis revealed two distinct farm-specific clusters comprising isolates from the human … Read more

Congresswoman Louise Slaughter Queries Companies About Antibiotic Use

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Antibiotics

Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (D-NY) sent a letter last week to more than 60 fast food corporations, processors, producers, and grocery chains, asking them about their policies on antibiotic use in farm animals. She would like their response by June 15, 2012. Some of the corporations which received the letter include McDonald’s, Kraft, Cargill, Costco, Whole … Read more

MRSA Probably Developed in Food Animals

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According to a new study by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), a strain of the antibiotic-resistant bacteria MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) most likely developed that resistance in animals raised for food. The study, published in the online journal mBio, focused on MRSA CC398. This particular strain is also known as “pig-MRSA” because it infects … Read more