Bees could become biomonitors, checking their neighborhoods to determine how far antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has spread, according to new research.
Bees could become biomonitors, checking their neighbourhoods to determine how far antimicrobial resistance has spread, according to research by Macquarie University scientists.
"Bees only live for about four weeks, so whatever you're seeing in a bee is something that is in the environment right now." The study found that more than 80 per cent of the bees sampled across all hives were positive for one or more antimicrobial resistance targets, surprising the researchers by showing that AMR is prevalent irrespective of the land-use context.
"As anticipated, our study data showed that residential and industrial areas were impacted very heavily with environmental lead, with greater concentrations in more densely populated areas. By contrast, AMR was much more pervasive across the whole urban environment."
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