A diseased ecosystem: Tackling antibiotic resistance from a global perspective

Authors

  • Fernando Baquero Ramón y Cajal Institute of Health Research (IRYCIS), Madrid (Spain).
  • Maria Carmen Turrientes Ramón y Cajal Institute of Health Research (IRYCIS), Madrid (Spain).

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7203/metode.78.2627

Keywords:

eco-evo strategies, global medicine, antibiotic resistance, multi-hierarchical analysis

Abstract

Man’s production of antibiotics has led to disease in microbial ecosystems on a planetary scale. The most immediate impact for man is the intractability of infections. To tackle this we must improve our understanding of this phenomenon, and develop intervention strategies employing novel conceptual, analytical and technological methods.

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Author Biographies

Fernando Baquero, Ramón y Cajal Institute of Health Research (IRYCIS), Madrid (Spain).

Scientific Director of the Ramón y Cajal Institute of Health Research (IRYCIS), Madrid (Spain).

Maria Carmen Turrientes, Ramón y Cajal Institute of Health Research (IRYCIS), Madrid (Spain).

Researcher at the Department of Microbiology. Ramón y Cajal Institute of Health Research (IRYCIS), Madrid (Spain).

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Baquero, F.; Coque, T. M. and F. de la Cruz, 2011. «Ecology and Evolution as Targets: the Need for Novel Eco-evo Drugs and Strategies to Fight Antibiotic Resistance». Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 55(8): 3649-3660. DOI: <10.1128/AAC.00013-11>.

Baquero, F.; Martínez, J. L. and R. Cantón, 2008. «Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance in Water Environments». Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 19: 260-265. DOI: <10.1016/j.copbio.2008.05.006>.

Baquero, F.; Tedim, A. P. and T. M. Coque, 2013. «Antibiotic Resistance Shaping Multilevel Population Biology of Bacteria». Frontiers in Antimicrobials, Resistance and Chemotherapy. Pre-published online: 6 March 2013. DOI: <10.3389/ fmicb.2013.00015>.

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Linares, J. F.; Gustafsson, I.; Baquero, F. and J. L. Martínez, 2006. «Antibiotics as Intermicrobial Signaling Agents Instead of Weapons». PNAS, 103(51): 19484-19489. DOI: <10.1073/pnas.0608949103>.

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Published

2014-06-01

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Baquero, F., & Turrientes, M. C. (2014). A diseased ecosystem: Tackling antibiotic resistance from a global perspective. Metode Science Studies Journal, (4), 87–91. https://doi.org/10.7203/metode.78.2627
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The spirit of science (2014)

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In light of evolution. Making sense of biotech applications

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