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The American Academy of Microbiology and the ASM Council on Microbial Sciences (COMS) organized a symposium to explore the future of microbial science research.

Some have urged large-scale, frequent testing with lateral flow SARS-CoV-2 antigen tests to curb the COVID-19 pandemic, but factors like test specificity, cost and feasibility need to be considered.

Antimicrobial and antibacterial resistance are still growing problems, but there’s good news out there too, including increasing penicillin-susceptible S. aureus and decreasing mcr-1-mediated colistin resistance.