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What your pet’s poo can reveal about the spread of antibiotic-resistant superbugs

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par Matthew B Avison, Professor of Molecular Bacteriology, University of Bristol

Bagging up and disposing of your pet’s poo is a necessary, albeit unpleasant, part of responsible pet ownership. But a new UK government initiative will be asking people to send them their pets’ poo instead of throwing it away.

As strange as that might sound, the aim of this initiative is to test for antibiotic-resistant superbugs.

A growing number of bacterial species are evolving resistance to the antibiotics designed…

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