Projects

Development and spread of resistance

Many aspects of the development and spread of resistant bacteria are still unknown. To understand the complex processes involved, we need a research approach that combines human medicine, veterinary medicine, biology and environmental sciences. The results of such research will help us to disrupt the processes through which resistant bacteria are able to spread.

Completed projects

Antibiotic resistance on Swiss pig farms	Antibiotic resistance on Swiss pig farms	http://www.nfp72.ch/en/projects/module-1-development-and-spread-of-resistance/antibiotic-resistance-on-swiss-pig-farms	Dr. Markus Hilty
Bacteria share resistance information	Bacteria share resistance information	http://www.nfp72.ch/en/projects/module-1-development-and-spread-of-resistance/how-rapidly-bacteria-exchange-information	Prof. Sebastian Bonhoeffer
Data platform reveals how antibiotic resistance spreads	Data platform reveals how antibiotic resistance spreads	http://www.nfp72.ch/en/projects/module-1-development-and-spread-of-resistance/the-genetic-relationship-between-pathogens-reveals-the-routes-by-which-they-spread	Dr. Adrian Egli
How to quickly identify sources and distribution pathways of resistance	How to quickly identify sources and distribution pathways of resistance	http://www.nfp72.ch/en/projects/module-1-development-and-spread-of-resistance/how-to-quickly-identify-sources-and-distribution-pathways-of-resistance	Prof. Andrea Endimiani
Phages: more versatile than previously thought	Phages: more versatile than previously thought	http://www.nfp72.ch/en/projects/module-1-development-and-spread-of-resistance/phages-and-the-spread-of-resistance-in-different-ecosystems	Dr. Elena Gomez-Sanz
Resistance on lettuce plants	Resistance on lettuce plants	http://www.nfp72.ch/en/projects/module-1-development-and-spread-of-resistance/resistance-on-lettuce-plants	Dr. Jörg Hummerjohann
Sources of resistant germs in the city of Basel	Sources of resistant germs in the city of Basel	http://www.nfp72.ch/en/projects/module-1-development-and-spread-of-resistance/sources-of-resistant-germs-in-the-city-of-basel	Dr. Sarah Tschudin Sutter
Understanding antibiotic tolerance as a basis for the development of diagnostic tools	Understanding antibiotic tolerance as a basis for the development of diagnostic tools	http://www.nfp72.ch/en/projects/module-1-development-and-spread-of-resistance/how-bacteria-outsmart-antibiotics-in-their-sleep	Prof. Urs Jenal

Ongoing research projects

Antibiotic Resistance from waste water treatment facilities in Swiss streams and rivers	Antibiotic Resistance from waste water treatment facilities in Swiss streams and rivers	http://www.nfp72.ch/en/projects/module-1-development-and-spread-of-resistance/antibiotic-resistance-from-waste-water-treatment-facilities-in-swiss-streams-and-rivers	Dr. Helmut Bürgmann
How germs transfer resistance to each other	How germs transfer resistance to each other	http://www.nfp72.ch/en/projects/module-1-development-and-spread-of-resistance/how-germs-transfer-resistance-to-each-other	Prof. Melanie Blokesch
Reducing the transfer of resistance between chickens and humans	Reducing the transfer of resistance between chickens and humans	http://www.nfp72.ch/en/projects/module-1-development-and-spread-of-resistance/reducing-the-transfer-of-resistance-between-chickens-and-humans	Prof. Christophe Lacroix
Transfer of resistance to polymyxin antibiotics from the environment to humans	Transfer of resistance to polymyxin antibiotics from the environment to humans	http://www.nfp72.ch/en/projects/module-1-development-and-spread-of-resistance/transfer-of-resistance-to-polymyxin-antibiotics-from-the-environment-to-humans	Dr. Laurent Poirel