Extreme Weather Events Like Hurricanes Can Spread Antibiotic Resistance Genes

Extreme Weather Events Like Hurricanes Can Spread Antibiotic Resistance Genes

In early October of 2024, Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida. At least 19 tornadoes tore through 5.7 million acres of agricultural land, tossing up neatly laid pastures while swollen rivers and creeks flooded cattle ranches and poultry farms across the state.Chamteut Oh, an assistant professor at the University of Florida, studies microbes in the environment. While federal and state governments dispatched emergency responder…