University of Saskatchewan veterinary medicine researcher Joe Rubin examines a test for antibiotic resistance in his lab Thursday, June 12, 2014. Rubin discovered antibiotic-resistant bacteria in a squid brought to Saskatoon.
Photograph by: Greg Pender , The StarPhoenix
The spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria could be wider than previously thought, say University of Saskatchewan researchers who discovered the organism in a frozen squid purchased in Saskatoon.
It’s the first instance of finding antibiotic-resistant bacteria in food, says Western College of Veterinary Medicine assistant professor Joe Rubin, who co-authored a study published in the Centre for Disease Control journal Emerging Infectious Diseases.
“While this certainly is a troubling finding, we don’t know how widespread these organisms are in these niche market food products or how they got there, so expanding our surveillance programs is our best next step to address these questions,” Rubin said...Continue reading...
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