World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2023
Setting up systems to make phages available for all
Phage Directory and Phage Australia are helping to give patients and doctors scross the world safe access to phages when antibiotics fail.
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Aquatic avengers: how bacteria battle antibiotics in drinking water sources
In the tranquil flow of our drinking water sources lies a hidden struggle of microscopic proportions.
Sourcing the next generation of drug leads from the human microbiome
Could the answers to the problem of antimicrobial resistance be found inside the human body?
Antimicrobial resistance and phage therapy in India
The story that led to the formation of Vitalis Phage Therapy - the first of its kind initiative to establish frameworks for phage therapy in India.
New implants linked to less infection and better recovery from orthopedic surgery
Superior knee and hip replacements are a step closer after researchers further test and develop a new orthopedic implant coating which has the strong ability to ward off infection – as well as stimulate bone growth.
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Ice core proposal could revolutionise antibiotic discovery
A perspective article outlines a revolutionary approach to antibiotic discovery using ice cores, at a time when antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is projected to cause 10 million deaths per year by 2050.
Drug-resistant tuberculosis may be under-diagnosed, reveals genomic analysis
This genomic sequencing study, in southern Mozambique, is the first to characterise the drug resistance profile at the population level and identify mutations that escape routine diagnostic tests.
Blood glycerol levels linked to tuberculosis severity in Type 2 Diabetes
A study has uncovered that elevated glycerol levels are responsible for increased severity of tuberculosis (TB) disease in experimental models with Type 2 diabetes (T2D).
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Swimming with superbugs: the hidden threat in freshwater environments
AMI One Health Advisory Group member Elitsa Penkova delves into the growing antimicrobial resistance threat facing wild swimmers connecting with nature in rivers and lakes.
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The role of AI in improving microbiology
What are the benefits and drawbacks of a technology that holds such promise?
Does the world need another antibiotic?
Barriers, opportunities and alternatives in the fight against AMR.
Me, my microbes and I: rethinking antimicrobial stewardship and personal health education
Research into, and therefore general understanding of women’s health and disease, has been under funded and taboo for a long time.
My placement year in antimicrobial research
Emilie Cummerson is a University of Warwick student who has just completed a year-long placement in the Sagona Lab and the university’s spinout company Cytecom.
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Q&A: Laura Elena Cota Ortega on her AMI-sponsored summer placement in Spain
Laura Elena Cota Ortega travelled from Mexico to Spain for her Applied Microbiology International sponsored summer placement investigating the intricate mechanisms of virulence and antimicrobial resistance.
Likeminded researchers all over the world - our experiences of FEMS
Two microbiologists successfully applied to AMI for a Scientific Conference Abstract Scholarship to attend the 10th FEMS Congress of European Microbiologists in July - and now they tell us what they got out of it.
Phage against the dying of the light - bacteriophages have been sparking a buzz for over a century now
Tom Ireland’s latest book The Good Virus reveals the rollercoaster history of bacteriophages - and why these prolific entities could offer fresh hope in a time of surging antimicrobial resistance.
