date:Nov 14, 2018
es in the E. coli, can be found on fresh produce. These are resistant to several classes of antibiotics. E. coli bacteria with these properties were found on all three food classes that were tested.
If such naturally harmless bacteria occur on vegetable food stuffs, they can enter the human intestine when these foods are consumed raw. Once ingested, the bacteria can pass their plasmids in the gut to potentially pathogenic bacteria. This is called horizontal gene transfer.
In nature, horizonta