Skip to main content

Thank you for visiting nature.com. You are using a browser version with limited support for CSS. To obtain the best experience, we recommend you use a more up to date browser (or turn off compatibility mode in Internet Explorer). In the meantime, to ensure continued support, we are displaying the site without styles and JavaScript.

  • News Feature
  • Published:

MRSA: Farming up trouble

Nature volume 499, pages 398–400 (2013) Cite this article

Save article
View saved research

Microbiologists are trying to work out whether use of antibiotics on farms is fuelling the human epidemic of drug-resistant bacteria.

This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution

Access options

Access through your institution

Buy this article

  • Purchase on SpringerLink
  • Instant access to the full article PDF.

USD 39.95

Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout

Subjects

References

  1. Levy, S. B., FitzGerald, G. B. & Macone, A. B. N. Engl. J. Med. 295, 583–588 (1976).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  2. Smith, T. C. et al. PLOS ONE 4, e4258 (2009).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  3. Ip, M. et al. J. Clin. Microbiol. 43, 5069–5073 (2005).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  4. Price, L. B. et al. mBio 3, e00305-11 (2012).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  5. Frana, T. S. et al. PLOS ONE 8, e53738 (2013).

    Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar 

  6. Rinksy, J. L. et al. PLOS ONE 8, e67641 (2013).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Beth Mole is an intern for Nature in Washington DC.,

    Beth Mole

Authors
  1. Beth Mole
    View author publications

    Search author on:PubMed Google Scholar

Additional information

See Editorial page 379

Related links

Related links

Related links in Nature Research

DNA sequencers stymie superbug spread 2012-Nov-14

Vaccine development: Man vs MRSA 2012-Feb-01

Rules tighten on use of antibiotics on farms 2012-Jan-10

Antibiotic resistance marching across Europe 2011-Nov-22

Emerging Microbes & Infections: Drug resistance

Related external links

Tara Smith

FDA guidance on antimicrobial resistance

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Mole, B. MRSA: Farming up trouble. Nature 499, 398–400 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/499398a

Download citation

  • Published:

  • Issue date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/499398a

Search

Advanced search

Quick links

Nature Briefing Microbiology

Sign up for the Nature Briefing: Microbiology newsletter — what matters in microbiology research, free to your inbox weekly.

Get the most important science stories of the day, free in your inbox. Sign up for Nature Briefing: Microbiology