Review: Food-Animal Production and the Spread of Antibiotic Resistance: The Role of Ecology

rontiers in Ecology and the Environment published a review, "Food-animal production and the spread of antibiotic resistance: the role of ecology," that outlines how tracking bacterial movement between humans and animals is key to understanding antibiotic resistance. It examines how genomic data are elucidating, in unprecedented detail, the pathways by which antibiotic-resistant bacteria move between food animals and humans. Applying basic ecological principles can help organize this new knowledge to better monitor, understand and manage the spread of antibiotic resistance. Read the review.