Bacterial Survivor: An Interactive Game that Combats Misconceptions about Antibiotic Resistance

The growing threat of antibiotic resistant infections remains a huge public health concern. While many people are aware of “superbugs”, the vast majority of the general public does not understand how antibiotic resistance arises in a population of bacteria, and how exactly over use or misuse of anti...

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Autor principal:	Brinda Govindan
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Publicado:	American Society for Microbiology 2018
Materias:	Special aspects of education LC8-6691 Biology (General) QH301-705.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:7525ed164de34831b67a7916d30f1dd72021-11-15T15:04:14ZBacterial Survivor: An Interactive Game that Combats Misconceptions about Antibiotic Resistance10.1128/jmbe.v19i3.16751935-78851935-7877https://doaj.org/article/7525ed164de34831b67a7916d30f1dd72018-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jmbe.v19i3.1675https://doaj.org/toc/1935-7877https://doaj.org/toc/1935-7885The growing threat of antibiotic resistant infections remains a huge public health concern. While many people are aware of “superbugs”, the vast majority of the general public does not understand how antibiotic resistance arises in a population of bacteria, and how exactly over use or misuse of antibiotics contributes to this problem. We developed an active learning exercise called “Bacterial Survivor” in order to combat misconceptions about antibiotic resistance in a large undergraduate non-majors microbiology course. The game models the random nature of genetic change, the impact of environment on survival, and illustrates the basic principles of evolution. This hands-on approach has been effective in counteracting student misconceptions about this important topic.Brinda GovindanAmerican Society for MicrobiologyarticleSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691Biology (General)QH301-705.5ENJournal of Microbiology & Biology Education, Vol 19, Iss 3 (2018)
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description	The growing threat of antibiotic resistant infections remains a huge public health concern. While many people are aware of “superbugs”, the vast majority of the general public does not understand how antibiotic resistance arises in a population of bacteria, and how exactly over use or misuse of antibiotics contributes to this problem. We developed an active learning exercise called “Bacterial Survivor” in order to combat misconceptions about antibiotic resistance in a large undergraduate non-majors microbiology course. The game models the random nature of genetic change, the impact of environment on survival, and illustrates the basic principles of evolution. This hands-on approach has been effective in counteracting student misconceptions about this important topic.
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title	Bacterial Survivor: An Interactive Game that Combats Misconceptions about Antibiotic Resistance
title_short	Bacterial Survivor: An Interactive Game that Combats Misconceptions about Antibiotic Resistance
title_full	Bacterial Survivor: An Interactive Game that Combats Misconceptions about Antibiotic Resistance
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Bacterial Survivor: An Interactive Game that Combats Misconceptions about Antibiotic Resistance

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