Contact
Viggó Marteinsson
Research Group Leader
viggo@matis.is
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the Icelandic government have signed an agreement to start cooperating in the fight against antibiotic resistance, which is one of the biggest threats to public health in the world today.
The signing took place in the celebration hall of the University of Iceland yesterday, but Matís has worked on the preparation of the collaborative project with Matvælastofnun, Keldur, the Department of Pathology at Landspítali, EFSA and DTU Fødevareinstituttet in Denmark.
The project involves research into bacterial antibiotic resistance (E. coli) in Iceland with a holistic analysis of their genetic material. It is hoped that the results will shed light on the origin of bacteria with the ability to develop antibiotic resistance (ESBL / AmpC). E. coli) and analyze the role of food, animals, humans and the environment in the spread of antibiotic resistance.
The results will be used to develop response plans to maintain a low level of antibiotic resistance or to slow down the development / increase of immunity as much as possible. for humans, animals and the environment.
See more news on the Mast website