New study shows portable DNA sequencing helps identify drug-resistant superbugs
June 30
Antibiotics are one of the greatest triumphs in the history of medical science, but these lifesaving tools have a dark side. Their persistent use can produce “superbugs,” which are drug-resistant microbes that pose a danger to humans, animals and the environment.
In a first-of-its-kind pilot project, researchers from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Indonesia’s Ministry of Agriculture and Arizona State University (ASU) tested the novel integration of a handheld DNA sequencing device within Indonesia’s national antibiotic resistance surveillance system across six chicken slaughterhouses in the Greater Jakarta area.
Lee Voth-Gaeddert, a Researcher at ASU’s Bio Design Center for Health Through Microbiomes, joined “Arizona Horizon” to share what this study has found, including how portable DNA sequencing can strengthen national surveillance efforts.
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