Very low concentrations of heavy metals, antibiotics contribute to resistance
Wednesday, October 8, 2014 - 11:01
in Health & Medicine
Plasmids containing genes that confer resistance to antibiotics can be enriched by very low concentrations of antibiotics and heavy metals, new researchs shows. These results strengthen the suspicion that the antibiotic residues and heavy metals, such as arsenic, silver and copper, that are spread in the environment are contributing to the problems of resistance.