Global travelers pick up numerous genes that promote microbial resistance

(Washington University School of Medicine) Research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis shows that international travelers often return home with new bacterial strains jostling for position among the thousands that normally reside within the gut microbiome. Such travel is contributing to the rapid global increase and spread of antimicrobial resistance.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news