Co-selection for antibiotic resistance by environmental contaminants | npj Antimicrobials and Resistance nature.com/articles/s44259-0…

🔥🔥 New publication! 🔥🔥 Which environmental substrates have greater #AMR #Pathogen risk? 🦠🧫 We investigate this in our 🆕 publication with @MicrobioSoc, featuring the experiments from the first year of my @UniofExeterESI and @PlymouthMarine PhD ➡️ doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.001506

🗓️This is the final week to request your sample collection kit and join the #PooSticksStudy 📦 Take part now: bit.ly/poo-sticks More information 👇 ------------- Over the summer at the @UniofExeter we have been investigating whether swimming in #sewage polluted rivers and lakes across the UK 🇬🇧 increases the risk of carrying antibiotic-resistant E. coli in our guts 🦠💊 But non-swimmers can carry these bacteria, too. If you do not swim in rivers, lakes or the sea, take part in the #PooSticksStudy and help us understand how widespread these bugs are among the British public and if swimming in rivers is linked to changes in the likelihood of harbouring these types of bugs🦠 Request your kit now: bit.ly/poo-sticks Find out more: ecehh.org/news/poo-sticks-ri… Images below show a positive sample of E.coli (blue dots) resistant to 2 types of antibiotics, grown from a 💩sample we received this summer. #publichealth #AntibioticResistance #SewagePollution #sewage #ecehh #wildswimmeruk #wildswimminguk #universityofexeter #floodthestreets @WATERSHED_i @SteveReedMP @MarkAvery @ChrisGPackham @Ruth_Garside @WillHGaze @OxonAndrew @WaterWaysProtct @sewageuk @theAliceRoberts @UKAMREnvoy @Feargal_Sharkey @joymorrissey @natalieben @outdoor_swimmer @UniofExeter @uniofexeHLS @ExeterMed @ECEHH @BSACandJAC @APPGonAMR @niamrnetwork @WeFightAMR @MattyMckennaUoB @Bristol_AMR @MarchforWater @WaterUK @SirGeogy @AnglingTrust @CE4AMR @AfonyddCymru @biainfection @freshwaterbio @theriverstrust @WestcountryRT @Riverflies @on_esk @RiverActionUK @PaulWhitehouse @CleanIlkley

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the major global health challenges. If you live in the UK, you have the opportunity to contribute to and inform AMR research. This summer at the University of Exeter, we've been investigating whether swimming in #sewage polluted rivers and lakes across the UK is linked to a higher risk of carrying AMR bacteria🦠💊relative to people who do not swim. But non-swimmers can carry these bacteria, too. If you do not swim in rivers, lakes or the sea, take part in the #PooSticksStudy and help us understand how widespread these bugs are among the British public and if swimming in rivers is linked to changes in the likelihood of harbouring these types of bugs 👉Request your kit here: bit.ly/poo-sticks More about the study: ecehh.org/news/poo-sticks-ri… @WATERSHED_i @SteveReedMP @MarkAvery @ChrisGPackham @WaterWaysProtct @sewageuk @theAliceRoberts @UKAMREnvoy @Feargal_Sharkey @joymorrissey @natalieben @WeFightAMR @PaulWhitehouse @ExeterMed

This is big! Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance 1990–2021: a systematic analysis with forecasts to 2050 Fresh out in @TheLancet including age- and geo-resolved data and predictions. thelancet.com/journals/lance…

Parallel ecological and evolutionary responses to selection in a natural bacterial community by @ElzeHesse et al. (@ExeterMicrobes) in @PNASNews pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pn…

We are running a massive online open course on AMR databases starting end of the month. Its completely free, study at your own pace and its ~15 hours overall over the 3 weeks (although you can finish any time in a year). Please spread in your networks! coursesandconferences.wellco…

Are you worried about 💩pollution in 🇬🇧 rivers spreading 'superbugs'? The Poo-Sticks project needs your help! This summer, we've been studying the gut microbiomes of river swimmers and are now looking for people who don't swim in rivers, lakes, or the sea. Your participation is key to understanding how widespread 💊antibiotic-resistant bacteria 🦠are among the British public. Are you interested in taking part? Do you know anyone who might be? There are 200 sample kits left. Request yours now: bit.ly/poo-sticks Find out more: ecehh.org/news/poo-sticks-ri… #waterquality #publichealth #AntibioticResistance #SewagePollution #sewage #ecehh #universityofexeter #floodthestreets @WATERSHED_i @Ruth_Garside @WillHGaze @WaterWaysProtct @sewageuk @OxonAndrew

🌊🐬🐚🦈 Looking forward to a day of #MarineScience at the @ExeterMarine Summer Showcase today at @UniExeCornwall - I’ll be giving a talk this morning on our @UniofExeterESI / @PlymouthMarine research linking #PlasticPollution to #AntimicrobialResistance 👩‍🔬

Had a fab time in Edinburgh!

today, @LauraMayMurray and my 2020 lockdown project (finally) saw the light of day! thanks to all who helped play a role @AimeeKMurray @WillHGaze @KasprzykHordern @ProfJRSnape nature.com/articles/s44259-0…

🚨🚨🚨 PhD Opportunity 🚨🚨🚨 Exciting opportunity to come and do a #PhD tracking #AMR across ecosystems! @CENTA_NERC PhD based @UK_CEH, supervised by @GaryBending (@uniofwarwick), @susheelbusi & me. Application deadline 10th Jan 2024. Link: findaphd.com/phds/project/un… please RT!

We had a fun evening for our ESI #ECR community last week titled "Paint your research." Our brilliant researchers are also amazing artists! And we had pizza🍕 and drinks! We will have all the posters displayed in the ESI interactive space soon. Come take a look! @UniExeCornwall

🌟 A reminder that we currently have an open call for papers on #AMR and the #environment 🌟 Check it out here⤵️ nature.com/collections/gghhj… Editors: @AimeeKMurray & @steve_djo 🥼

Feeling especially welcome in Dublin with fellow Murray @LauraMayMurray and @leahclarke73 #SETACDublin

Go me 🥳 first ever conference talk ✔️

🌿 Great to see @DrWSchmidt present the important work from the UK @EnvAgency’s Chief Scientists group in tackling AMR and environmental surveillance at #SETAC2023