article_snippet: Enjoy a dip in the sea and you risk picking up antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
article_snippet: Swimmers and surfers are most at risk of catching the E.coli bug as Swimmers and surfers are more likely to swallow contaminated water, a study has suggested.
article_snippet: Scientists at the University of Exeter focused on a strain of E.coli bacteria resistant to an important class of antibiotics called third-generation cephalosporins, or 3GCs.
article_snippet: Swimmers and surfers are most at risk of catching the E.coli bug as Swimmers and surfers are more likely to swallow contaminated water, a study has suggested .
article_snippet: Study leader Dr William Gaze said: 'We know very little about how the natural environment can spread antibiotic-resistant bacteria to humans, or how our exposure to these microbes can affect health. '
article_snippet: People are exposed to antibiotic-resistant bacteria in many ways, through person-to-person contact, via food and as a result of international travel. '
article_snippet: With millions of people visiting beaches in England and Wales each year, there is a risk of people ingesting 3GC resistant E. coli and 3GC resistant E. coli looks like water-users' exposure to all resistant bacteria could be even higher.'
article_snippet: If you enjoy a dip in the sea and you risk picking up a strain of E.coli bacteria (pictured) resistant to an important class of antibiotics .
article_snippet: Salt in sea water is known to kill off some bacteria, but not all.
article_snippet: Although only 0.12 per cent of the E.coli found in coastal waters and rivers running on to beaches belonged to the strain, researchers said this was enough to present a 'potential risk'.
highlights_snippet: Swimmers and surfers are most at risk of catching E.coli bug, study claims .
  
highlights_snippet: This is because they are more likely to swallow contaminated water .
  