Dr Reshma Silvester

Postdoctoral Research Officer in Environmental Microbiology

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PhD: Microbiology under the faculty of Marine Sciences
Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), India, 2018
MSc: Applied Microbiology
Madras Christian College, University of Madras, 2011
BSc: Microbiology
Mahatma Gandhi University, 2009

PublishedHigh-throughput qPCR profiling of antimicrobial resistance genes and bacterial loads in wastewater and receiving environments
Silvester, R., Woodhall, N., Nurmi, W., Muziasari, W., Farkas, K., Cross, G., Malham, S. K. & Jones, D. L., 15 May 2025, In: Environmental Pollution. 373, p. 126096
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PublishedMetagenomic profiling of hospital wastewater: A comprehensive national scale analysis of antimicrobial resistance genes and opportunistic pathogens
Silvester, R., Perry, W. B., Webster, G., Rushton, L., Baldwin, A., Pass, D. A., Byrnes, N. A., Farkas, K., Heginbotham, M., Craine, N., Cross, G., Kille, P., Kasprzyk-Hordern, B., Weightman, A. J. & Jones, D. L., 1 Jun 2025, In: Journal of Infection. 90, 6, p. 106503
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PublishedMetagenomics unveils the role of hospitals and wastewater treatment plants on the environmental burden of antibiotic resistance genes and opportunistic pathogens
Silvester, R., Perry, W. B., Webster, G., Rushton, L., Baldwin, A., Pass, D. A., Healey, N., Farkas, K., Craine, N., Cross, G., Kille, P. & Weightman, A. J., 20 Jan 2025, In: Science of the Total Environment. 961, 178403.
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PublishedA peek into hospital poo: Tracking pathogens and antimicrobial resistance
Silvester, R., Perry, W. B., Webster, G., Rushton, L., Baldwin, A., Pass, D. A., Byrnes, N., Kille, P., Farkas, K., Horden, B. K., Weightman, A. J., Jones, G. & Jones, D. L., 30 Dec 2024, In: Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance. 39, Supplement, p. 11 1 p.
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Harnessing Digital AMR: Advancing Research on ESKAPEE Pathogens and Antimicrobial Resistance in Hospital Wastewater (Fellowship)

01/05/2025 – 15/11/2025 (Active)