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The discovery of antibiotics has revolutionized healthcare practices and made it possible now to treat and cure many infections. Pathogens such as bacteria, virus, fungi and parasites have evolved to resist these drugs by the process termed Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). Naturally microbes develop AMR due to selection pressure of the antimicrobials present in the environment typically through genetic changes in-order to survive. But in the last few decade high levels of AMR is observed in microbes, due to overuse and misuse of antibiotics/antimicrobials such as in humans, animals (including farmed fish), crops, as well as the spread of residues of these medicines in soil, crops, and water. This resistance has become a problem at present as the already discovered antibiotics are becoming ineffective against pathogens and the discovery of new antibiotics has also slowed down. Hence, AMR is considered as the greatest and most urgent risk requiring immediate attention globally.
This issue contains a scientific article on the environmental and public health impact of sub-therapeutic use of antibiotics in poultry industry along with some other interesting topics such as development of AMR in bacteria, programming DNA to reverse AMR in bacteria, how teamwork enables bacterial survival in the presence of antibiotics and many more. Hope this issue would trigger awareness among the readers in this regard.
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SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES
Environmental and public health impact of
sub-therapeutic antibiotic use in the
poultry industry
Angayarkanni Jayaraman*, Thandeeswaran Murugesan, Nisshanthini Durairaj, Karunya Jairaman and Muthusamy Palaniswamy
RESEARCH REPORTS
Programming DNA to reverse antibiotic resistance in bacteria
Scientists reveal secret of antibiotic-resistant
bacteria
ONLINE REPORTS
Teamwork enables bacterial survival
Antibiotics don't promote swapping of resistance
genes
NEWS
Antimicrobial resistance in soil: Potential impact on
the food chain
Rare fungus product reduces resistance to
antibiotics
First discovery in United States of colistin resistance
in a human E. coli infection
Abstracts of Recent Publications
Important E-resources on Microorganisms
Events
Tit Bits
In House News
Dr. C. Arulvasu, Department of Zoology, University of Madras assumed charge as the new Co-ordinator of ENVIS – Microorganisms and Environment Management (MEM) with effect from 01 July, 2016. |
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