Evidence for the agricultural origin of antimicrobial resistance in a fungal pathogen of humans
S. E. Kang, L. G. Sumabat, T. Melie, B. Mangum, M. Momany, M. T. Brewer
The paper identifies mutations in A. fumigatus that confer resistance to both clinical azoles and agricultural QoI fungicides, suggesting an agricultural origin for clinical resistance.
bioRxiv · May 24, 2020Microbiology