Enterococcus-Related Links
Image from Dr. Nathan Shankar,
University of Oklahoma Health Science Center
The Challenge of Antibiotic Resistance- certain bacterial infections now defy all antibiotics. Learn about this problem, its causes, and how it may be reversed. From Scientific American, March, 1998.
What the Heck is an Antibiotic? - antibiotics do not harm viruses, but rather have the ability to kill bacteria. Learn more in this expanded definition from John C. Brown.
Response to the House of Lords Select Committee on Science & Technology Report Resistance to Antibiotics and Other Antimicrobial Agents. Original report Published March 17, 1998, sold by The Stationery Office, UK. "Antibiotic resistance threatens mankind with the prospect of a return to the pre-antibiotic era"
Bugs in the News- a reader-friendly site with articles explaining various science topics including antibiotics, HIV, PCR, genes, enzymes, and more.
Outsmarting Bacteria That Fight Back- Dr. Stuart Levy of Tufts University cautions that faith in "miracle drugs" has precipitated a wordwide health crisis. PDF article from Tuftonia, Spring 1998.
Types of Antibiotics and Related Resistance Genes- from the Belgian Biosafety Server.
World Health Organization - directing and coordinating authority on international health work that strives to bring the highest level of health to all peoples.
Centers for Disease Control- Contains numerous publications pertaining to Enterococcus faecium
VRE Fact Sheet- Basic information from the New York Department of health.
Press release: JGI Sequences "Supergerm" Genome in One Day
For more information, contact
David Gilbert
Joint Genome Institute
(925) 296-5643
DEGilbert@lbl.gov
