Study spotlights bacteria in Danish chicken meat

2012-09-24

Over 50 % of the chicken meat that Denmark imports contains extended spectrum beta lactamase (ESBL), enzymes produced by some bacteria that make them resistant to certain antibiotics that are important in the treatment of severe infections in humans, a new study from the Technical University of Denmark shows. It is the first time that the level is this high in Danish chicken meat...

Source: Study spotlights bacteria in Danish chicken meat
Author: CORDIS

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