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Jack Heinemann, Professor of Molecular Biology and Genetics, University of Canterbury

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria in NZ's wild cockles and watercress put people at growing risk of serious illness

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Traditional harvesting sites, or mahinga kai, continue to be used throughout New Zealand to provide food and to share skills and cultural practices between families and generations.

But our new research shows that wild foods concentrate antibiotic-resistant bacteria and could put people at risk.

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