Drug-resistant bacteria evolved on hedgehogs long before the use of antibiotics
Fungi on the animals produce natural antibiotics that may have promoted the evolution of resistance
![a European hedgehog next to a mossy plant](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/010722_CG_hedgehog_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
Workers at wildlife rescue centers swabbed the noses, skin and feet of hundreds of European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus shown), revealing that many of the critters harbored a type of MRSA superbug.
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