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Antibiotic-resistant seafood bacterium found in Vietnam fish farming waters near popular island destination

A bacterium linked to seafood-related illness and capable of resisting multiple antibiotics has been detected in fish-farming waters near Cat Ba Island, Vietnam, according to a new study highlighting the importance of monitoring antibiotic resistance in aquaculture environments.

Antibiotic-resistant seafood bacterium found in Vietnam fish farming waters near popular island destination
Image: Phys.org
A bacterium linked to seafood-related illness and capable of resisting multiple antibiotics has been detected in fish-farming waters near Cat Ba Island, Vietnam, according to a new study highlighting the importance of monitoring antibiotic resistance in aquaculture environments.

Originally published at Phys.org

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