Antimicrobial resistance is an urgent global public health threat, killing at least 1.27 million people worldwide and associated with nearly 5 million deaths in 2019.
Antimicrobial resistance is a naturally occurring process. However, increases in antimicrobial resistance are driven by a combination of germs exposed to antibiotics and antifungals, and the spread of those germs and their resistance mechanisms.
This database allows users to search for images of bacteria strains, agar, reactions, tests, and more. "Our archival open-access collection of images for educational and classroom use (Creative Commons Attribution – Noncommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Intl.) was contributed and peer-reviewed by undergraduate educators at the ASM Conference for Undergraduate Educators (ASMCUE) meetings. These images were previously a part of MicrobeLibrary."
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