Abstract
Antibiotic use in livestock is linked to the recent emergence of a particular strain of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), according to Lance B. Price from the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGEN) in Flagstaff, Ariz., leader of a consortium of scientists from 20 research centers in 19 countries, who analyzed 89 separate core MRSA genomes. “Our findings exemplify a bidirectional zoonotic exchange, underscoring the potential public health risks of widespread antibiotic use in food animal production,” the scientists conclude. Details appear in the January/February 2012 mBio (doi:10.1128/mBio00305–11).
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