Enhancing control of enteric bacteria through pathogen genomics

在澳大利亚和国际上，肠杆菌科的细菌是引起重大肠道疾病的原因。使这些肠道细菌构成的公共卫生威胁更加严重的是抗菌素耐药性的上升，这限制了治疗选择。本项目有三个互补的研究目标；1)研究新的控制策略；2)更好地了解疫情动态；3)探索细菌如何在人类中引起新的疾病。

Bacteria part of the Enterobacteriaceae family are responsible for causing significant enteric disease in Australia and internationally. Compounding the public health threat posed by these enteric bacteria is the rise in antimicrobial resistance, which limits treatment options. This project has three complementary research objectives; 1) to investigate new control strategies; 2) to better understand outbreak dynamics and; 3) to explore how bacteria are causing new disease in humans.