Antibiotic Resistance

Further Reading

Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance-
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/library/10/4/l_104_03.html

Antibiotic resistance: Questions and Answers- CDC
http://www.cdc.gov/getsmart/antibiotic-use/anitbiotic-resistance-faqs.html

Antibiotic resistance- delaying the inevitable (parts 1 and 2) UC Berkeley
http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evosite/relevance/IA1antibiotics2.shtml

HIV the ultimate evolver (parts 1-3) UC Berkeley
http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evosite/relevance/IA2HIV.shtml

Resisting our drugs-
http://understandingevolution.com/evolibrary/article/0_0_0/bergstrom_03

Turbochared evolution-
http://understandingevolution.com/evolibrary/article/side_0_0/turboevolution_01

Relevance of evolution:medicine-
http://understandingevolution.com/evolibrary/article/0_0_0/medicine_01

Powerpoint Presentation

Here is a link the the powerpoint presentation I used in class.

http://www.slideshare.net/secret/rPekyBdLalUvFY

Expected Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course a fully engaged students should be able to

- discuss the causes of the development of antibiotic resistance

- discuss where antibiotics come from

- discuss what we have learned from ecology and evolutionary biology about potentila problems associated with antibiotic use

- discuss what we have learned from evolutionary biology that should help us fight microbial diseases more effectively