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Jim Herrick: Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
4-VA Annual Report
(2017)
Abstract
In October, 2013, Dr. James Herrick was awarded a 4-VA mini-grant to conduct research
with UVA’s Dr. Stephen Turner on a project called Genomic analysis of multi-drug antibiotic resistance encoded on mobile genetic elements in Virginia stream bacterial populations. The team pioneered the use of a new DNA sequencing method called nanopore sequencing. Using this new method in conjunction with the Ion TorrentTM DNA sequencing system, they analyzed an antibiotic-resistance plasmid—a circular piece of DNA— obtained from uncultivated bacteria in local streams. Their study demonstrated that the plasmid carries genes that transfer resistance to many antibiotics used in hospitals, making it increasingly di cult to ward o infections.
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Publication Date
February, 2017
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JMU CGEMS. "Jim Herrick: Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria" 4-VA Annual Report (2017) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/jmu-cgems/8/
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