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SUMMARY:Genomic epidemiology of bacterial antimicrobial resistance across 
 the One Health spectrum - Dr Alison Mather\, Group Leader and Food Standar
 ds Agency Fellow\,  Quadram Institute
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CONTACT:Fiona Roby
DESCRIPTION:Whole genome sequencing (WGS) currently provides the greatest 
 molecular resolution available to study how bacteria evolve and how they d
 iffer from each other. In order to control the spread of pathogens and ant
 imicrobial resistance (AMR)\, it is essential to understand where they ari
 se and how they spread between populations\, but bacterial evolution and b
 iology are complex. With the decreasing cost of WGS\, genomic epidemiology
  to untangle the sources\, reservoirs and transmission pathways of bacteri
 al pathogens and AMR is possible. In addition\, the use of long-read seque
 ncing and metagenomics is allowing deeper investigation of the factors rel
 ated to bacterial success. In my talk\, I will describe how sequencing and
  genomic epidemiology have been applied to bacteria from different setting
 s and in multiple host populations\, and the insight this has provided on 
 the origin and spread of the bacteria and AMR and also to understand the r
 elative importance of different host populations to the overall burden of 
 disease.
LOCATION:Lecture Theatre 2\, Department of Veterinary Medicine
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