When it comes to antimicrobial resistance, watch out for wildlife

Bacterial genes that best drugs, disinfectants turning up in guts of all sorts of animals

Northern elephant seals

WATCH FOR WILDLIFE  Northern elephant seals in California are some of the diverse wild animals that researchers have found with microbes carrying genes for resisting drugs and disinfectants.

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It’s time to go wild studying antimicrobial resistance, a research team says.