Rise of Antibiotic Resistance: Gonorrhea (Student View)

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Molecules explored: The primary molecule studied is penicillin-binding protein (PBP2) from Neisseria gonorrhoeae alone or with cephalosporin ligands bound. 

Abstract 

Keywords: antibiotic resistance, antimicrobial resistance, beta-lactam, penicillin, cephalosporin, gonorrhea, superbugs 

Discipline(s): Biology 

Resources: 

• Video (UN Environment Programme): https://youtu.be/4srU4183p6Y 
• Antibiotics and antibiotic resistance in bacteria (compiled into a monograph and provided as a single PDF) 
  • https://www.reactgroup.org/toolbox/understand/antibiotics/how-do-antibiotics-work/ 
  • https://www.reactgroup.org/toolbox/understand/antibiotic-resistance/mutation-and-selection/ 
  • https://www.reactgroup.org/toolbox/understand/antibiotic-resistance/resistance-mechanisms-in-bacteria/
• Preparation for case study

• Case Study (Student Version)
  • Q: What makes the bacteria that cause gonorrhea (Neisseria gonorrhoeae), become resistant to ceftriaxone.