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...