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FUTURE MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 11, Issue 3, Pages 247-260Publisher
Newlands Press Ltd
DOI: 10.4155/fmc-2018-0201
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molecular diagnostics; reference databases; resistance dissemination; resistome; stimulation based comparators; whole genome sequencing
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For several decades antibiotics are used to combat against pathogenic bacteria, but their misuse and overuse have caused the emergence of resistant bacteria. The scarcities of effective antibiotics along with unavailability of alternative solutions have exacerbated bacterial infections and mortality rate. This review provides the concept of bacterial resistome and mechanisms of resistance. It has also described the utility of whole genome sequencing in identifying resistance and its dissemination in association with available bioinformatics tools and databases. Moreover, the whole genome sequencing methodology described in this review will help to select effective antibiotics, maintain unparalleled surveillance of resistance and provide early diagnosis during resistance outbreaks. The provided information could be used to control infection caused by resistant microorganisms.
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