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Microbiome and infection

Our Microbiome and infection research theme recognises that evidence-based development of new ways to tackle infection requires understanding of how the infectious agent and host interact, and that our microbiome plays a key role in health and our response to disease. The theme’s multi-faceted research programme spans disease surveillance through to vaccine development.

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Podcast: A cross-disciplinary approach to combatting antimicrobial resistance

As worrying levels of resistance to antibiotic drugs develop across the world, a cross-disciplinary team at the University of Liverpool is leading cutting-edge multidisciplinary research to tackle this global challenge.