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Superbugs in your shrimp: Deadly colistin-resistance genes ride on imported seafood

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Resistance to colistin, a potent antibiotic, is on the rise.

  • In 2016, researchers discovered that colistin resistance could be transferred laterally among microbes.
  • Researchers have isolated genes that confer colistin resistance from imported seafood purchased from markets in Atlanta, Ga.



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