UGA ecologist finds another cause of antibiotic resistance

(University of Georgia) The University of Georgia's J. Vaun McArthur is concerned that there's more to the problem of antibiotic-resistant bacteria than the misuse of common medications.McArthur, a senior research ecologist, believes environmental contaminants may be partly to blame for the rise in bacterial resistance, and he tested this hypothesis in streams on the US Department of Energy's Savannah River Site.