Live
- K’taka, Gujarat top States in clean energy transition
- Lord Rama Brahmothsavalu concluded on grand note
- Meta Unveils Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Update for WhatsApp Video Calls
- Barrelakka files nomination as Nagarkurnool candidate
- BRS chief KCR to Embark on Bus Yatra Ahead of Parliamentary Elections from today
- Congress still undecided
- All-time highest score by Narayana student in AP SSC results
- TS Inter results announced, here is the direct link
- KTR rallies support for Praveen Kumar
- Deadline for submission of nominations for fourth phase elections to end tomorrow
Delhi’s ‘superbug gene’ now spreads to Arctic
Superbug genes that were first detected in New Delhi over ten years ago have now spread to the Arctic one of the last pristine places on the Earth, scientists say AntibioticResistant Genes ARGs provide multidrug resistance MDR in microorganisms An example is NDM1, which is a protein that can confer resistance in a range of bacteria
London: Superbug genes that were first detected in New Delhi over ten years ago have now spread to the Arctic – one of the last 'pristine' places on the Earth, scientists say. Antibiotic-Resistant Genes (ARGs) provide multidrug resistance (MDR) in microorganisms. An example is NDM-1, which is a protein that can confer resistance in a range of bacteria.
NDM-1 was first identified in New Delhi and coded by the resistant gene blaNDM-1. Strains that carry blaNDM-1 were first found in clinical settings in 2008, but by 2010 blaNDM-1 was found in surface waters in Delhi.
Analysing the extracted DNA from forty soil cores at eight locations along Kongsfjorden region of Svalbard, a total of 131 ARGs were detected, according to the study published in the journal Environmental International.
Carried in the gut of animals and people, blaNDM-1 and other medically-important ARGs were found in Arctic soils that were likely spread in the faecal matter of birds, other wildlife and human visitors to the area.
