A gene that causes bacteria to be resistant to one of the world’s most important antibiotics, colistin, has been detected in sewer water in Georgia. The presence of the MCR-9 gene is a major concern for public health because it causes antimicrobial resistance, a problem that the World Health Organization has declared “one of the top 10 global public health threats facing humanity.”
Researchers from the University of Georgia’s Center for Food Safety collected sewage water from an urban setting in Georgia to test for the MCR gene in naturally present bacteria. Led by College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences assistant
Antimicrobial Resistant Gene Discovered in Georgia Wastewater
The MCR-9 gene, which causes antimicrobial resistance, was recently found in Georgia sewers
Jan 19, 2022
| by Jennifer Reynolds, University of Georgia |
