Alarming: Superbug Detected in Arctic
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2019 7:52 pm
Antibiotic-Resistant Genes (ARGs) that were first detected in urban India have been found 8,000 miles away in one of the last 'pristine' places on earth, a new study has shown.
Soil samples taken in the Kongsfjorden region of Svalbard have now confirmed the spread of blaNDM-1 into the High Arctic—an ARG originally found in Indian clinical settings, which conditionally provides multidrug resistance (MDR) in microorganisms.
Worldwide spread of blaNDM-1 and other MDR genes is a growing concern because they often target "last resort" classes of antibiotics, including Carbapenems.
https://www.labmanager.com/news/2019/01 ... s-on-earth
Soil samples taken in the Kongsfjorden region of Svalbard have now confirmed the spread of blaNDM-1 into the High Arctic—an ARG originally found in Indian clinical settings, which conditionally provides multidrug resistance (MDR) in microorganisms.
Worldwide spread of blaNDM-1 and other MDR genes is a growing concern because they often target "last resort" classes of antibiotics, including Carbapenems.
https://www.labmanager.com/news/2019/01 ... s-on-earth