Here’s some new dirt on an unusual source of antibiotic resistance

What does dry soil, like this stretch in South Africa, have to do with antimicrobial resistance? A new study offers an unexpected hypothesis: drought can drive higher antibiotic resistance in soil bacteria.

New research suggests drought can stoke antibiotic resistance in soil bacteria — and that can have an impact on humans.

(Image credit: Rodger Bosch/AFP)

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