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They found that drier soils tended to have bacteria with more resistance genes,
And some of these genes were exactly the same as those found in human infections at local hospitals.
The study also found that hospitals in drier areas tended to have more resistant infections, a problem that could worsen with climate change.
The research was published in the journal Nature Microbiology.
Antibiotic resistance is on the rise worldwide.
Researchers typically point to human overuse as the main driver, but antibiotics and resistance to antibiotics ultimately trace back to bacteria in the soil, and soils around the world are becoming drier from climate change.
To see if this might impact resistance levels, researchers analyzed soils from around the globe.
They found that drier soils tended to have bacteria with more resistance genes,
And some of these genes were exactly the same as those found in human infections at local hospitals.
The study also found that hospitals in drier areas tended to have more resistant infections, a problem that could worsen with climate change.
The research was published in the journal Nature Microbiology.
Antibiotic resistance is on the rise worldwide.
Researchers typically point to human overuse as the main driver, but antibiotics and resistance to antibiotics ultimately trace back to bacteria in the soil, and soils around the world are becoming drier from climate change.
To see if this might impact resistance levels, researchers analyzed soils from around the globe.
They found that drier soils tended to have bacteria with more resistance genes.
And some of these genes were exactly the same as those found in human infections at local hospitals.
The study also found that hospitals in drier areas tended to have more resistant infections, a problem that could worsen with climate change.
The research was published in the journal Nature Microbiology.