Both antibiotic resistant bacteria and genes transmitted between healthy dogs and cats and their owners

Both antibiotic resistant bacteria and genes transmitted between healthy dogs and cats and their owners

Healthy pet dogs and cats could be passing on antibiotic-resistant bacteria as well as genes that play a key role in bacterial resistance to their owners, according to new research to be presented at this year’s European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) in Lisbon, Portugal (23-26 April).

Go to full article: https://phys.org/news/2022-04-antibiotic-resistant-bacteria-genes-transmitted.html

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