Shewanella oneidensis micro organism might take away antibiotic resistance genes from wastewater
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Micro organism engineered to destroy DNA can take away greater than 99 per cent of genes that confer antibiotic resistance from wastewater. Treating wastewater with this technique might assist gradual the unfold of antibiotic resistance.
Illness-causing micro organism can soak up resistance genes that broken or useless micro organism have launched into the setting. This makes wastewater one of many largest environmental reservoirs for antibiotic resistance genes, says James Tiedje at Michigan State College. Affected microbes can unfold to individuals by water, meals or livestock.
