New antibiotic resistance genes found

(Chalmers University of Technology) Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology and the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have found several previously unknown genes that make bacteria resistant to last-resort antibiotics. The genes were found by searching large volumes of bacterial DNA and the results are published in the scientific journal Microbiome.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news