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Food-borne bacteria evolving, becoming more dangerous by Elizabeth Weise:
Two forms of the salmonella bacteria,Salmonella typhimurium and Salmonella newport, have evolved to resist most of the antibiotics that doctors are comfortable giving to children, says Patricia Griffin, who studies food-borne and diarrheal illnesses at the CDC.
Both are most common in cattle and other farm animals but are also turning up in fresh produce.
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