Antibiotic resistance bacteria

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Antibiotic resistance bacteria

In the same book I read it mentioned of antibiotic resistance bacteria. According to evolutionist theory accepted, the emergence of antibiotic resistance bacteria was due to the overused of antibiotic starting from 1949 ( although penicillin was discovered i 1928 ). But this book author pointed out they were two dead bodies of explorers who dies in 1800's where the antibiotic resistance bacteria was found in their body / bodies. How the evolution (adaption ) can be fit in here?
But what I read in this article is even further back in history.

Healthy comment always welcome.

"The gut bacteria inside 1000-year-old mummies from the Inca Empire are resistant to most of today’s antibiotics, even though we only discovered these drugs within the last 100 years."

"Her team studied the DNA within the guts of three Incan mummies dating back to between the 10th and 14th centuries and six mummified people from Italy, from between the 15th and 18th centuries. They found an array of genes that have the potential to resist almost all modern antibiotics, including penicillin, vancomycin and tetracycline."

"Their finding shows that genes that can confer resistance to antibiotics were relatively widespread hundreds of years before Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928. “It’s ridiculous to think evolution of antibiotic resistance began when penicillin was discovered,” said team-member Raul Cano, also at California Polytechnic State University, at the meeting while discussing the findings. “It’s been going on for 2 billion years.”"

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2096495-antibiotic-resistance-disco...

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LogicFTW's picture
"Has the potential to resist"
ʝօɦռ 6IX ɮʀɛɛʐʏ's picture
Correct, the antibiotic
curious's picture
JohnB "When antibiotics are
Nyarlathotep's picture
Lifeforms compete for
Lee Wallace's picture
Antibiotic resistant bacteria
curious's picture
"Certainly when I'm
ʝօɦռ 6IX ɮʀɛɛʐʏ's picture
"The inevitable conclusion is
Nyarlathotep's picture
Right; it produces an
Lee Wallace's picture
Could you cite the textbook,
ʝօɦռ 6IX ɮʀɛɛʐʏ's picture
Certainly, hope APA is fine
Lee Wallace's picture
Yes, for example, VRE was not
ʝօɦռ 6IX ɮʀɛɛʐʏ's picture
No worries, I know there's a
Lee Wallace's picture
It's odd that you seemingly
chimp3's picture
I am an RN. I work in long
demik's picture
Of course, there are bacteria
Kreston's picture
I completely agree with the

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