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Bacteriology

Ants spread antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in Brazilian hospitals

"The presence of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria and carried by ants isolated from hospitals was investigated in Campos dos Goytacazes, Brazil. Three health institutions were visited from 2001 to 2002 and samples were collected within critical areas of medical care based on criteria of greater risk of patient hospital acquired-infection," researchers in Brazil report.

D.D.O. Moreira and colleagues from the University Estadual Norte Fluminense wrote, "Four ant species were identified, Tapinoma melanocephalum (Fabricius) (63.1%), Paratrechina longicornis...

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