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Title: Antibiotic Resistance, Bacteria, Bacteriophages, Genetics, Microbiology
Description: The notes are centred around the antibiotic resistance topic, and where external information was mentioned, referencing took place. A lot of general knowledge University information is mentioned in the document, but for safety reasons, referencing had to be added.
Description: The notes are centred around the antibiotic resistance topic, and where external information was mentioned, referencing took place. A lot of general knowledge University information is mentioned in the document, but for safety reasons, referencing had to be added.
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Study Notes – Antibiotic Resistance
I)
Background
Antibiotic resistance represents an evolutionary response of bacteria against antibiotics, by means
of an induced natural selection
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The legal restriction of antibiotic consumption is an important solution to the antibiotic resistance
crisis
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Conjugation (sexual transmission) and transduction (asexual transmission) represent two ways of
horizontal gene transfer
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Bacteria with antibiotic resistance (R) plasmids represent the ones that spread ABR genes to
others
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III)
Examples, their history and transformation
Examples of antibiotic resistant bacteria: Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Vancomycin
Resistant Enterococcus spp, Clostridium difficile, Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase, Acinetobacter
baumannii, Amp C and CDO
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Before, most Staphylococcus aureus species were susceptible to antibiotics, such as Penicillin and
Methicillin
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Enterococcus spp is a natural coloniser of human and animal digestive tracts
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Clostridium difficile represents a Gram-negative, spore forming rod that is a strict anaerobe
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Some Clostridium difficile strains produce toxins A (enterotoxic) and B (cytotoxic), and those strains
cause CDI, an infection in the digestive system
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It is part of the ‘ESKAPE’ programme
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IV)
Bacteriophages
They represent viruses that can be used to neutralise certain bacteria without harming the human
body, this process takes place through transduction
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Reference list:
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University of Essex, Colchester Campus, Life Sciences Department (Dr Aurélie Villidieu)
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Frontiers (Article published by Nicola Principi, Ettore Silvestri and Susanna Esposito on 08/05/2019), Advantages
and Limitations of Bacteriophages for the Treatment of Bacterial Infections, Available at:
https://www
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org/articles/10
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2019
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2) List three important antibiotic resistant bacteria and give the definition of two of them, by
choice
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Explain your reasoning
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6)
a)
b)
c)
d)
What sort of bacteria spread antibiotic resistance genes?
Bacteria with the F- plasmid (recipient only)
Bacteria with the F+ plasmid (donor only)
Bacteria with the R plasmid (both donor and recipient)
Bacteria with the HFr plasmid (both donor and recipient)
At the multiple choice questions, only one answer is correct
Title: Antibiotic Resistance, Bacteria, Bacteriophages, Genetics, Microbiology
Description: The notes are centred around the antibiotic resistance topic, and where external information was mentioned, referencing took place. A lot of general knowledge University information is mentioned in the document, but for safety reasons, referencing had to be added.
Description: The notes are centred around the antibiotic resistance topic, and where external information was mentioned, referencing took place. A lot of general knowledge University information is mentioned in the document, but for safety reasons, referencing had to be added.