... of California 2021 antibiotic resistance genetics genomics interdisciplinary microbiology mutagenesis sequencing undergraduate Overall, research experiences for undergraduates are invaluable for their development as scientists and individuals, in addition to increasing retention...

... introduces foundational concepts of horizontal gene transfer and the genetic basis of virulence, with a special focus on antibiotic resistance – a theme teachers and students alike can easily connect and relate to. The module takes students on a journey: from conceptualizing the perfect pathogen...

... of L-arabinose, the modified AraC dimer binds to sites I1 and I2, which allows the binding of RNA polymerase and the catabolite activator protein (CAP) and subsequent transcription. Antibiotic resistance carbohydrate structure Escherichia coli pGLO plasmid transformation DNA...

...Michelle A. Williams; Patricia J. Friedrichsen; Troy D. Sadler; Pamela J. B. Brown Since antibiotics have become routinely used to treat infections, antibiotic resistance is now an emerging concern for public health. To understand how bacteria become resistant to antibiotics, many students draw...

...Jessica M. Taylor; Rebecca M. Davidson; Michael Strong Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a serious global health problem, resulting in >1.4 million deaths each year. Of increasing concern is the evolution of antibiotic-resistant strains of the bacterium that causes TB. Using this real-world...

... across different components of the ecosystem transforms antibiotic resistance into a topic that extends beyond the scope of clinical medicine and needs to be visualized through an integrated global perspective that should incorporate a broad range of disciplines, including molecular genetics...