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Bacteria with antibiotic resistant genes discovered in Antarctica

SANTIAGO, May 25 (Reuters) - Bacteria in Antarctica have been discovered with genes that give them natural antibiotic and antimicrobial resistance and have the potential to spread out of the polar regions, according to scientists in Chile.

Andres Marcoleta, a researcher from the University of Chile who headed the study published in the Science of the Total Environment journal in March, said that these "superpowers" which evolved to resist extreme conditions are contained in mobile DNA fragments that can easily be transferred to other bacteria.

https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/bacteria-with-antibiotic-resistant-genes-discovered-antarctica-scientists-say-2022-05-25/