USDA Detects Antimicrobial-Resistant Genes

by Helena Bottemiller |

Using an advanced genetic screening technique, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Agricultural Research Service scientists have detected–for the first time–over 700 genes that give microbes like Salmonella and E. coli the ability to resist antibiotics and other antimicrobial compounds…..

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