Researchers from Tel Aviv University have discovered drug-resistant Vibrio bacteria in seawater samples taken from the beaches of Tel Aviv, Ma’agan Michael and the Gulf of Eilat. These bacteria are known to cause disease in both humans and marine animals and are increasingly linked to antibiotic resistance.
The study was conducted in the labs of Prof. Dor Salomon and Prof. Motti Gerlic and led by doctoral student Katarzyna Kanarek from the university’s Department of Microbiology and Clinical Immunology. Results were published in the mSphere journal and funded by Tel Aviv University’s Center for Combating Pandemics.
“Vibrio is a large family of bacteria that lives in saltwater, including seas and oceans,” Prof. Salomon explained. “Many strains are pathogenic to humans and marine life. Two things make them…