A team of scientists in Canada have identified the gene in salmonella responsible for antibiotic resistance. The gene was named fosA7 due to its resistance to the antibiotic fosfomycin. Fosfomycin is an important antibiotic that is used to treat a wide range of bacterial diseases.
FosA7 is not in every strain of salmonella, but was found in strains in broiler house chickens in British Columbia and also in three other salmonella serotypes in Agona, Montevideo and Tenn, according to the . . .
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