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CAES study uncovers antibiotic-resistant genes in Georgia surface and waste waters


Antibiotics are commonplace — used to treat minor and major infections, prevent infection post-surgery, and treat our pets and livestock. But what happens if these life-saving drugs lose their efficacy? Issmat Kassem, assistant professor at the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, has asked this question for nearly two decades.

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