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

A microscopic image of Escherichia coli bacteria

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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