Not-so natural selection - the role of environmental pollution in the rise of antimicrobial resistance
ESI State of the Art talk by Featured ESI Academic of the month: Dr Aimee Murray
Dr Aimee Murray is a Lecturer in Microbiology. She is based in Cornwall at the Environment & Sustainability Institute, Penryn and the European Centre for Environment and Human Health, Truro.
| An Environment and Sustainability Institute research event | |
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| Date | 27 June 2022 |
| Time | 13:00 to 14:00 |
| Place | Microsoft Teams The ESI community will be sent the Teams link in a calendar invitation. If you are not part of this list and would like to attend, please email esidirector@exeter.ac.uk |
| Provider | Environment and Sustainability Institute |
Event details
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is when microorganisms (including bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites) are unable to be effectively treated with antimicrobial drugs. Often referred to as the ‘silent pandemic’, bacterial AMR alone was associated with close to 5 million deaths in 2019. Most research focuses on AMR in clinical environments; however, in recent years, the role of the environment in the development, spread and transmission of AMR has become internationally acknowledged. One important area is whether antimicrobial pollution can enrich AMR in the aquatic environment. This talk will discuss previous evidence and future research into evolution of AMR at environmentally relevant antimicrobial concentrations, using an environmental risk assessment framework.
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