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Common Herbicides Linked to Antibiotic Resistance

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2015. Last week, following the World Health Organization’s (WHO) declaration that glyphosate is carcinogenic to humans based on animal studies, a new study was published in the American Society of Microbiology’s journal, mBio, linking glyphosate, 2,4-D and dicamba to antibiotic resistance after testing the sub-lethal effects of these pesticides in certain bacteria.

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cc6b34ec-6974-430c-9c65-2b5a77d3246a-620x372The new mBiostudy finds that when bacteria, specifically Salmonella and E. coli, are exposed to the herbicides described above, they…

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