A call for sharing phenotypic antimicrobial susceptibility data alongside bacterial genome sequence data in public archives

Abstract Genomics is widely used in the surveillance and investigation of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), with standard practice to deposit bacterial whole-genome sequence data in public archives to support research and public health. Here, we call for open sharing of matched phenotypic antimicrobial susceptibility data alongside sequence data to support equitable data-driven development and validation of new technologies to address AMR, and highlight key principles and resources to facilitate such sharing.

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npj Antimicrobials and Resistance
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2026-10-13
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s44259-026-00278-5
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Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
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A call for sharing phenotypic antimicrobial susceptibility data alongside bacterial genome sequence data in public archives

Jane Hawkey, Birgit Strommenger, Silvia Argimón, Margo Diricks et al.
npj Antimicrobials and Resistance
Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
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A call for sharing phenotypic antimicrobial susceptibility data alongside bacterial genome sequence data in public archives

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Abstract

Abstract Genomics is widely used in the surveillance and investigation of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), with standard practice to deposit bacterial whole-genome sequence data in public archives to support research and public health. Here, we call for open sharing of matched phenotypic antimicrobial susceptibility data alongside sequence data to support equitable data-driven development and validation of new technologies to address AMR, and highlight key principles and resources to facilitate such sharing.

npj Antimicrobials and Resistance
Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (FR), Semmelweis University (HU), Statens Serum Institut (DK), Ain Shams University (EG), École Normale Supérieure de Lyon (FR), Universidade Federal da Bahia (BR), SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (CH), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR), Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg (DE), Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles (FR), Dalhousie University (CA), National Institutes of Health (US), European Bioinformatics Institute (GB), Sunnybrook Health Science Centre (CA), NHS Lothian (GB), University Medical Center Groningen (NL), University of Lisbon (PT), University of Liverpool (GB), Ankara University (TR), Emory University (US), Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (GB), Inserm (FR), Universitat de València (ES), University of Freiburg (DE), National Chung Hsing University (TW), University of Georgia (US), The University of Melbourne (AU), Universidade Federal da Paraíba (BR), University of Groningen (NL), Vilnius University (LT), University of the Sunshine Coast (AU), Animal and Plant Health Agency (GB), University of Cologne (DE), Universidade do Porto (PT), University of Toronto (CA), Utrecht University (NL), Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (GB), University of Zurich (CH), Université Paris Cité (FR), Charles University (CZ), University of Utah (US), University of Cambridge (GB), Robert Koch Institute (DE), Université Paris-Saclay (FR), United States National Library of Medicine (US), Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute (AU), University Medical Center Freiburg (DE), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ES), Erasmus MC (NL), Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB), Wellcome Sanger Institute (GB), Israel Ministry of Health (IL), John Radcliffe Hospital (GB), UNSW Sydney (AU), University of Oxford (GB), Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre (IN), London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB), Taichung Veterans General Hospital (TW), Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Politécnico e Universitário (PT), Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana (ES), Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris (FR), University Hospital in Motol (CZ), Hospices Civils de Lyon (FR), Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune (IN), Peter Doherty Institute (AU), University Hospital of Geneva (CH), National Center for Biotechnology Information (US), Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red (ES), German Center for Infection Research (DE), Research Center Borstel - Leibniz Lung Center (DE), European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (CH), Rede de Química e Tecnologia (PT), Stichting Certe Medische Diagnostiek en Advies (NL), National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge (PT), Institute for Integrative Systems Biology (ES), Hospital Universitario Son Espases (ES), University Hospital Cologne (DE), Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (ES), Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal (ES), Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie (FR), Bicêtre Hospital (FR), Sunnybrook Hospital (CA), UK Health Security Agency (GB), Adelaide University (AU), Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Enfermedades Infecciosas (ES), Imperial College London (GB), Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (BR), Nottingham Trent University (GB), Monash University (AU), The University of Adelaide (AU), Geneva College (US), All India Institute of Medical Sciences (IN), Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde (BE), University of Tübingen (DE), Cardiff Metropolitan University (GB), Teesside University (GB), Universidade Lusófona (PT), McMaster University (CA)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Wellcome Trust, National Institutes of Health, National Health and Medical Research Council, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, U.S. National Library of Medicine
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