Agriculture Canada researchers, in collaboration with scientists in France, have found soil bacteria that can break down and consume a commonly used veterinary antibiotic.
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada researchers were motivated by concerns around antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Antibiotic use in agriculture has been making the headlines over the years in Canada and abroad. The European Union doesn’t allow the agriculture industry to promote livestock growth with antibiotics. Just yesterday, Congresswoman Louise Slaughter, reacting to a USDA report on antibiotic resistance and agriculture, said the United States is standing on the brink of a public health catastrophe.