Research in the Brun Lab has many implications beyond our fascination with bacterial diversity and growth. Learn more about the important issues of antibiotic resistance, phage therapy and microbiomes, and explore resources that showcase the beauty of bacteria.
Bacterial diversity
- Microbiology from A to Z: Micropia Museum Catalog of information about all things bacterial from the museum that tells the story of the most powerful, most successful, and the smallest life forms.
- Bacterial World: Museum of Natural History Oxford Online exhibit highlighting bacterial diversity, behavior and their influence on the world and humans (plus a feature of Brun Lab’s favorite Caulobacter)
- Amazing bacteria in the media:
Antibiotic resistance
- Watch antibiotic resistance evolve A giant petri dish exposes the evolutionary dynamics behind antibiotic resistance (video).
- Antibiotic Apocalypse Explained- Kurtzgesagt What is the antibiotic apocalypse all about? And how dangerous is it? (video animation)
- Antibiotic/Antimicrobial Resistance: US Center for Disease Control Information and resources on drug resistance, threats, data, protection, and solutions
- Antimicrobial Resistance: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control Guidance on prevention and control, data, hospital use, treatments and news.
- Become an Antibiotic Guardian: Public Health England Campaign to keep antibiotics working with posters, games, informational leaflets.(Français)
- Antibiotic resistance Infographic that shows resistance to five different bacteria across in Europe in 2014
- Textbook of Bacteriology – Antibiotic resistance chapter Online college textbook by Kenneth Todar explains history and mechanisms of antibiotic resistance.
- Antimicrobial resistance: World Health Organization Fact sheets, global action plans, infographics, maps and other publications. (Français)
- World Antibiotic Awareness Week Campaign posters, videos, and more
- “Antibiotics: Handle with Care” Interactive role-play to educate about responsible use of antibiotics.
- Antibiotic resistance in the media
- The drugs don’t work: what happens after antibiotics?: The Guardian
Antibiotic resistance is growing so fast that routine surgery could soon become impossible. But scientists are fighting back in the battle against infection - Revenge of the Bacteria – Why We Are Losing the War: The New York Times Bacteria are rebelling. They’re turning the tide against antibiotics by outsmarting our wonder drugs. This video explores the surprising reasons.
- A mysterious infection, spanning the globe in a climate of secrecy: The New York Times The rise of Candida auris embodies a serious and growing public health threat: drug-resistant germs.
- The War on Bacteria University of Hertfordshire film students making a documentary project on antibiotic resistance
- The drugs don’t work: what happens after antibiotics?: The Guardian
Phage therapy
- Bacteriophage: Kurtzgesagt The deadliest being on planet Earth (animated video)
- The Truth About Antibiotics: Bacteriophage: The Passionate Eye Clip from CBC on the use of phage therapy in Eastern Europe (video)
- Phage Therapy: A Renewed Approach to Combat Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria: Cell Host & Microbe Review Comprehensive article reviewing history, multiple case reports and clinical trials (Kortright et al. 2019)
- Phages vs. Antibiotics, an educational resource from Let’s Talk Science Canada.
- Phage therapy in the media
Microbiome
- How Bacteria Rule Over Your Body – The Microbiome: Kurtzgesagt What happens when microbes talk to your brain? (animated video)
- Microbiome: Learn. Genetics Tutorials and instructional activities to learn more about microbiomes.
- Bring the magic of the microbiome to your classroom: American Society for Microbiology Learning experiences from the open access Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education
- About the Microbiome The Kavli Foundation Basic information on the microbiome
- Canadian Microbiome Initiative Overview of the human microbiome
- Microbiomes in the media