Course: Bacterial Genomes: Disease Outbreaks and Antimicrobial Resistance

Bacteria are microscopic, single-celled organisms that exist in their millions, in every environment, both inside and outside other organisms. The vast majority of the bacteria in the body are rendered …

Your learning You will learn by watching videos, reading articles and publications, checking your understanding in the quizzes and test, and through discussion with other learners. Comments Almost every step …

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Many thanks to all those who are and were involved in the Bacterial genomes: Disease Outbreaks and Antimicrobial Resistance Course’s development, refinements, and presentations. Lead Educators and Developers Dr. Adam …

This week you learned about AMR, one of the major issues facing humanity. You learned about the issues that have led to the current AMR crisis, such as overuse of …

Tuberculosis is one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases, and is responsible for 1.7 million deaths every year. Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), which causes this disease, can rapidly evolve resistance to …

Dr Estee Torok is conducting pioneering research into using whole-genome sequencing in real-time so that AMR can be tracked and the results used to inform treatment. Watch the interview to …

Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is the process by which bacteria acquire and/or exchange genetic material. This is the most common way for bacteria to become resistant to antibiotic, by acquiring …

As we learned in the previous step, some bacteria are naturally resistant to certain antibiotics. In cases where bacteria are not intrinsically resistant, they can develop resistance to antibiotics by …

Bacteria can resist antibiotics in multiple ways. Understanding mechanisms of resistance is key to making the best use of existing antibiotics, and designing the next generation of drugs so that …

In this video, Josie interviews Professor Nick Thomson for his perspective about the risks of antimicrobial resistance. We will hear about the scale of the threat, as well as the …

Antibiotics aren’t effective against viral infections. Similarly, an antibiotic won’t be effective against a bacterium that is already resistant to it. Rapid diagnostic tests that tell us this basic information …

There is no doubt that antibiotics have transformed healthcare. They are an essential weapon in our ability to tackle infectious diseases, but are also used routinely across a wide range …

The increase of AMR has accelerated the need for new antibiotics that bacteria are not yet resistant to. However, the process of discovering, developing and testing a new antibiotic before …

There is a lot of jargon surrounding antimicrobial resistance (AMR) so here we will cover the most commonly used terms and how we will be using them in the course. …