Yet there are no substantiated reports of antibiotic-resistance genes jumping from a plant to a bacterium.
ECONOMIST: Development and the environment
Moreover, bacteria in their natural state already contain thousands of antibiotic-resistance genes.
The discovery that animals in pristine environments have few bacteria with resistance genes makes it likely that much of the antibiotic resistance found in these other species is a result of human influence, rather than natural gene-circulation.
ECONOMIST: Are the bugs in wild animals resistant to antibiotics?
High levels of antibiotic resistance in remote environments would imply the existence of vast natural reservoirs of the genes for such resistance.
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