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January 04, 2016

UGA ecologist finds another cause of antibiotic resistance
Aiken SC (SPX) Dec 30, 2015
While the rapid emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has prompted the medical community, non-profit organizations, public health officials and the national media to educate the public to the dangers of misusing and overusing antibiotics, the University of Georgia's J. Vaun McArthur is concerned that there's more to the problem than the misuse of common medications. McArthur, a senior research ecologist with the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory and Odum School of Ecology, believes environmen ... read more

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