E. coli is resistant to several classes of important antibiotics. And the consensus is that one of the most likely reasons for the development of this multiple-resistant strain is the misuse of antibiotics in intensive livestock farming systems.
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While the primary focus remains identifying the source of the outbreak and treating those affected, scientists have already expressed alarm at the fact that this particular strain of E. coli – E. coli O104:H4 – is resistant to sever... Read Post
E. coli bacteria exposed to three common antibiotics were more likely to develop antibiotic resistance following low-level antibiotic exposure than after exposure to high concentrations that would kill the bacteria or inhibit their ... Read Post
Yet another reason why antibiotics and livestock shouldn’t mix: It may be responsible for creating “super-toxic” bacteria like the strain of E.coli — resistant to 14 different antibiotic drugs — now terrorizing Europe. Peter Smith a... Read Post