Photo via Serge Melki Scientists have found that sharks swimming off the Florida Keys and Belize carry a significant amount of drug-resistant bacteria strains that they worry could one day impact humans. In all, bacteria resistant to 13 types of anti-bodies — including penicillin — were found among the sharks sampled, and because the sample populations were somewhat small, the researchers think this could be an underestimate for the number of resistant strains. But it might be humans’ fault the sharks are carrying the strains in the first place. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Sharks Carry Drug-Resistant Bacteria That Could Infect Humans
