Roisin McMahon

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People mainly think of GPs over-prescribing antibiotics, but ubiquitous use in farming and other areas also contributes to resistance in bacteria. Reuters/Brian Snyder

When the drugs don’t work: how we can turn the tide of antimicrobial resistance

Roisin McMahon, Griffith University and Maurizio Labbate, University of Technology Sydney

We need a concentrated and coordinated effort by government and scientists if we’re to stave off the threat of antimicrobial resistant bacteria.
Tackling antimicrobial resistance relies on us tackling the interrelated areas of human, animal and environmental health. from www.shutterstock.com

Why the health and agriculture sectors need to work together to stop antibiotic resistance

Maurizio Labbate, University of Technology Sydney; Alphia Possamai-Inesedy, Western Sydney University; Erica Donner, University of South Australia, and Roisin McMahon, The University of Queensland

The federal government is tackling antimicrobial resistance with a ‘One Health’ approach. But what is One Health and what can it offer that other approaches haven’t?
We think of coral reefs as a diverse ecosystem, but each coral is an entire and complex microworld of organisms imperceptible to our eyes. Floriaan Devloo-Delva

What we have in common with corals and their unexplored microbial world

Alejandra Hernandez, James Cook University; Roisin McMahon, The University of Queensland; Tracy Ainsworth, James Cook University, and Jenny Martin, Griffith University

Just like humans, corals live with myriad microscopic organisms. We are just starting to understand this unseen world.

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