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Project Overview

Project Code: LS 01

Project name:

Milk as a source for antibiotic resistant bacteria

TUM Department:

LS - Biosciences

TUM Chair / Institute:

Environmental Microbiology

Research area:

One Health

Student background:

Biology

Further disciplines:

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Planned project location:

Campus Helmholtz Munich
Ingolstaedter Landstr. 1
85758 Oberschleissheim

Project Supervisor - Contact Details


Title:

Prof.

Given name:

Michael

Family name:

Schloter

E-mail:

schloter@tum.de

Phone:

+49 171 3270219

Additional Project Supervisor - Contact Details


Title:

Dr.

Given name:

Stefanie

Family name:

Schulz

E-mail:

stefanie.schulz@helmholtz-munich.de

Phone:

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Project Description


Project description:

Backround: Antibiotic-resistant bacteria found in cow milk present a growing public health concern. This issue often arises when dairy cows are treated with antibiotics to prevent or treat infections such as mastitis, but the milk is collected before the proper withdrawal period has passed. As a result, antibiotic residues remain in the milk, creating conditions that favor the development of resistant bacterial strains like E. coli, Salmonella, and Staphylococcus aureus.

Research gaps: Whereas the risk of antibiotic resistant bacteria in the milk after antibiotic application is of great public concern, so far it has been neglected that cows may also take up antibiotic resistant bacteria by their diet. Here we assume that the role of agricultural management (intensive or extensive management of grasslands) may play an important role.

Project: Thus we want to investigate the profiles of antibiotic resistant bacteria in milk from cows which were grazing on intensive and extensive grassland. We will use fresh milk samples and perform a molecular analysis based on metagenomic sequencing on the milk`s microbiome and subsequent resistant pattern using bioinformatics tools.

Working hours per week planned:

40

Prerequisites


Required study level minimum (at time of TUM PREP project start):

3 years of bachelor studies completed

Subject related:

Enviromental Health - Animal Health - Human Health

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