{"id":32629,"date":"2025-04-08T15:20:58","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T08:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biotec.or.th\/home\/?p=32629"},"modified":"2025-04-08T15:25:42","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T08:25:42","slug":"ispf-amr-en","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biotec.or.th\/home\/en\/ispf-amr-en\/","title":{"rendered":"BIOTEC Collaborates with University of Cambridge on UK-Funded Project to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance in Zoonotic Pathogens"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"32629\" class=\"elementor elementor-32629\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-81f6d57 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"81f6d57\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-45dede3\" data-id=\"45dede3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a1eaf7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1a1eaf7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.biotec.or.th\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ISPF-AMR-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-32623\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.biotec.or.th\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ISPF-AMR-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.biotec.or.th\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ISPF-AMR-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.biotec.or.th\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ISPF-AMR-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.biotec.or.th\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ISPF-AMR-440x330.jpg 440w, https:\/\/www.biotec.or.th\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ISPF-AMR-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.biotec.or.th\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ISPF-AMR.jpg 1477w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-95a96b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"95a96b2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3eba476\" data-id=\"3eba476\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bde34df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bde34df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The two-year project entitled \u201c<strong>Beta-Lactam Resistant Strain Replacement of Zoonotic <em>Streptococcus suis<\/em> in Slaughtered Pigs from Thailand: Global Risks to Food Security and Public Health<\/strong>\u201d, led by Dr. Lucy A. Weinert, Principal Investigator from the University of Cambridge, UK, in partnership with Dr. Suganya Yongkiettrakul, Principal Researcher at BIOTEC, NSTDA, has been awarded \u00a379,509.60 under the UK\u2019s International Science Partnerships Fund (ISPF).<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This interdisciplinary project focuses on the prevalence and genomic epidemiology of <em>Streptococcus suis<\/em>\u2014a zoonotic pathogen commonly found in pigs\u2014and aims to uncover the genetic mechanisms driving beta-lactam resistance in Thai isolates. The research will also investigate how these resistance traits spread within pig populations, posing potential risks to both animal and human health.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The project seeks to strengthen antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance capabilities in Thailand, inform treatment practices in both veterinary and human medicine, and provide evidence-based insights for policymakers, farmers, and public health stakeholders.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This collaboration underscores BIOTEC\u2019s role in leveraging international partnerships to advance scientific research and reflects its commitment to addressing global health and food security challenges through advanced biotechnology.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The two-year project entitled \u201cBeta-Lactam Resistant Strain Replacement of Zoonotic Streptococcus suis in Slaughtered Pigs from Thailand: Global Risks to Food Security and Public Health\u201d, led by Dr. Lucy A. 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