Antibiotic resistant bacteria found in fertiliser

Friday, May 29, 2009 - 09:14 in Health & Medicine

Vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE) have been found in sewage sludge, a by-product of waste-water treatment frequently used as a fertiliser. Researchers writing in the open access journal Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica point out the danger of antibiotic resistance genes passing into the human food chain...

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