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How gut bacteria share antibiotic resistance genes and fuel dangerous hospital infections

  • January 27, 2026 at 8:36 PM
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How gut bacteria share antibiotic resistance genes and fuel dangerous hospital infections
Researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine), have uncovered how a high-risk class of genetic vectors can efficiently spread antibiotic resistance within the gut, enabling even highly virulent bacteria to acquire drug resistance under real-world conditions.

Originally published at Phys.org

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