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The resistance: how E. coli learns to fight our most potent antibiotics
April 12, 2024
Sébastien Matamoros takes us behind the scenes of their latest publication 'Nanopore sequencing elucidates in vivo development of meropenem resistance by insertion of a mobile genetic element in the porin gene ompC in E. coli' published in Access Microbiology.
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Using genomics to identify antibiotic resistant gonorrhoea
March 27, 2024
Dr Teresa Street take us behind the scenes of their latest publication 'Target enrichment improves culture-independent detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and antimicrobial resistance determinants direct from clinical samples with Nanopore sequencing’ published in Microbial Genomics. -
Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance within Highly Vulnerable Patient Populations: at the Forefront of AMR Emergence
March 6, 2024
William C. Shropshire takes us behind the scenes of their latest publication 'Identification of a novel CG307 sub-clade in third-generation-cephalosporin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae causing invasive infections in the United States‘ published in Microbial Genomics.
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Microbe Talk - Foodborne Antimicrobial Resistance: research and surveillance
January 18, 2024
In this episode of Microbe Talk Clare is joined by Rick Mumford, Deputy Chief Scientific Advisor & Deputy Director of Science Evidence & Research at the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA). They chat about research and surveillance of foodborne antimicrobial resistance (AMR), delivering on the 5-year National Action Plan and look to the future of foodborne AMR.
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A New Sheriff in Nottingham: Helicobacter pylori
January 8, 2024
Farah Mahmood, Elizabeth Garvey, Suffi Suffian and Joanne Rhead take us behind the scenes of their latest publication 'High incidence of antibiotic resistance amongst isolates of Helicobacter pylori collected in Nottingham, UK, between 2001 and 2018' published in Journal of Medical Microbiology.
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A deep dive into the genomic world of marine Enterococcus faecium
January 3, 2024
Amalie von Barner Tvedegaard Heim and Jørgen Vildershøj Bjørnholt take us behind the scenes of their latest publication 'Genomic insights into Enterococcus faecium isolates from marine bivalves highlight One Health concerns and healthcare linkages' published in Microbial Genomics.
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AMR Q&A with Dr Jody Winter
November 24, 2023
In a short series for World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2023, we spoke to members of the Society's Impact and Influence Comittee about the work they do to combat Antimicrobial Resistance.
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Phage Phrenzy: Science and Art Collide at the Science and Industry Museum
November 24, 2023
Dr Aisling Brady and Yueyi Cai take us through their experiences in public outreach at the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester, bridging the gap between scientific breakthroughs and public awareness.
