Antibiotic-resistant bacteria found in fertilizer
Saturday, May 30, 2009 - 01:42
in Health & Medicine
Vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE) have been found in sewage sludge, a by-product of waste-water treatment frequently used as a fertilizer. Researchers writing in the open access journal Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica point out the danger of antibiotic resistance genes passing into the human food chain.