Today in Science Magazine, we report how a bacteria has evolved into a major human pathogen over the last 200 years. Read on, this is going to be an adventurous ride 1/n! science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Swimmers and surfers asked to help pollution study bbc.in/4cQqfBH

Does choosing one antibiotic impact how resistance to another evolves? Short answer is yes! Was great contributing to this work led by Alasdair Hubbard ⚫, Maria Rosa Domingo Sananes and Beth James along with Mahboobeh Behruznia and others (not on twitter). nature.com/articles/s4425…

In 2019, nearly 90% of all deaths caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria were in low- and middle-income countries. The highest death rates were in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. To make matters worse – many more people could be affected than we realise. [2/3]

Excited to share our new pre-print from my PhD Pontus Skoglund & Post-doc with Lucy van Dorp ✨Ancient Borrelia genomes document the evolutionary history of louse-borne relapsing fever 🧐 💀 🦠biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

New from the lab: The spread of antibiotic resistance is driven by plasmids amongst the fastest evolving and of broadest host range. Some groups of plasmids often contain antibiotic resistance genes whereas others don’t. Why? See our new preprint: biorxiv.org/content/10.110… 1/6

Super excited that the final version of our paper on mutation rate plasticity and oxidative stress is out now at PLoS biology! This paper shows how mutation rates are a highly dynamic trait shaped by genotype, community composition and abiotic factors. 1/8 journals.plos.org/plosbiology/ar…

In the past week, only three people have signed up, and we still have over 200 kits ready to send to those who rarely swim in rivers or the sea (once a month or less). Help us reach more people—please share this and spread the word! 🌊📢

If you don’t have 25+ tabs containing journal articles that you’re “going to read soon” open at all times, are you even a scientist?

‘It seems a highly questionable practice to knowingly profit by selling feedstuffs banned for use in Europe to developing countries that lack these regulations – particularly when these countries already suffer from some of the highest rates globally of antimicrobial resistance’

Climate change and antimicrobial resistance are two major global health crises. But did you know that the two challenges are connected? Find out more ⤵️ wellcome.org/news/climate-c…

Dr Boxall's research reveals meds & toxic compounds are more likely to be released in wastewater, in areas with low population, because water companies are only required to treat water once in these areas rather than twice in large towns. setac.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/et…

Very pleased to have this out- this paper includes the efforts of many UG and PG students over the past few years! As well as Ilyas Alav Parisa Pordelkhaki and S Gibbons! Well done everyone! IMIBirmingham College of Medicine and Health (UoB) microbiologyresearch.org/content/journa…

Horizontal gene transfer can reshape bacterial warfare biorxiv.org/cgi/content/sh… #biorxiv_micrbio

This took us a while — very happy it is finally out! Parallel ecological and evolutionary responses to selection in a natural bacterial community | PNAS pnas.org/doi/abs/10.107…

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🆕 Antimicrobial resistance poses an important global health challenge in the 21st century. A new in-depth global analysis suggests more than 39 million deaths from antibiotic-resistant infections could occur between now & 2050. Explore the data: buff.ly/3zlVE0U #AMR

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