Fossilized human feces from 14th century contain antibiotic resistance genes

Thursday, February 27, 2014 - 15:31 in Biology & Nature

A team of French investigators has discovered viruses containing genes for antibiotic resistance in a fossilized fecal sample from 14th century Belgium, long before antibiotics were used in medicine. They publish their findings ahead of print in the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

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