AMI Briefing - AMR in the environment

A research study presented at MLS Future Forum has revealed that clove essential oil could offer potential as a sustainable alternative to conventional antimicrobials.

Vitamin D supplements are often recommended to patients with chronic kidney disease, but a new study presented at MLS Future Forum suggests it could be a waste of time.

They may be more familiar as a room scent but a new study presented at the Minoritised Life Scientists Future Forum reveals that lavender and lemongrass essential oils are effective against thrush, even at low levels.

A study by AMI member Dr Gerry Quinn highlights the potential of spiritual healing sites as fertile ground for novel antibiotics, particularly from Streptomyces bacteria, known for producing the majority of current antibiotics.

The Trump adminstration has signed an Executive Order halting federal gain of function research on microbes - but does it throw the baby out with the bathwater? Virologist Simon Wain-Hobson, Emeritus Professor with the Pasteur Institute, Paris, gives his take.