Food competition among gut microbes offers new strategy to remove drug-resistant E. coli

Food competition among gut microbes offers new strategy to remove drug-resistant E. coli

If an intestinal inhabitant such as the bacterium Escherichia coli (E. coli) becomes resistant to many antibiotics, it can cause serious health problems if it enters the bloodstream. How can such potentially dangerous multi-resistant bacteria be effectively removed from the gut?

Risk of multidrug resistance in Escherichia coli associated with routine antimicrobial prophylaxis on pig farms - AMR Insights

The study analyzed 195 Escherichia coli strains from pigs on 13 Japanese farms and identified 61 acquired AMR genes. The farms with the highest usage of antimicrobials showed higher proportions of multidrug-resistant (MDR) genotypes. The number of frequently detected aARGs was more strongly correlated with total antimicrobial usage than with the corresponding antimicrobial classes. Het bericht Risk of multidrug resistance in Escherichia coli ass…