Dr. Barry Dworkin

Look in the mirror and at farming practices for the source of the MRC-1 gene superbug

Health Headlines Commentary for January 6, 2016

Source:

MCR-1 gene that makes bacteria resistant to powerful antibiotics found in Canada

Reference:

Emergence of plasmid-mediated colistin resistance mechanism MCR-1 in animals and human beings in China: a microbiological and molecular biological study

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