🚨WHO bacterial priority pathogens

AMR annotation coverage of the WHO priority pathogens for AMR research and control by Pathogenwatch.

Organism	Rank	AMR?	Genomes link
Enterobacter cloacae complex	Critical	No	https://pathogen.watch/genomes/all?genusId=547
Escherichia coli	Critical	No	https://pathogen.watch/genomes/all?organismId=562
Salmonella enterica	Critical/High	No	https://pathogen.watch/genomes/all?organismId=28901
Salmonella Typhi	Critical/High	Yes	https://pathogen.watch/genomes/all?organismId=90370
Shigella spp.	Critical/High	No	https://pathogen.watch/genomes/all?genusId=620
Acinetobacter baumanii	Critical	No	https://pathogen.watch/genomes/all?organismId=470
Mycobacterium tuberculosis	Critical	No	https://pathogen.watch/genomes/all?organismId=1773
Enterococcus faecium	High	Yes	https://pathogen.watch/genomes/all?organismId=1352
Pseudomonas aeruginosa	High	No	https://pathogen.watch/genomes/all?genusId=286
Neisseria gonorrhoeae	High	Yes	https://pathogen.watch/genomes/all?organismId=485
Staphylococcus aureus	High	Yes	https://pathogen.watch/genomes/all?organismId=1280
Group A Streptococcus	Medium	No	https://pathogen.watch/genomes/all?genusId=1301
Group B Streptococcus	Medium	No	https://pathogen.watch/genomes/all?genusId=1301
Streptococcus pneumoniae	Medium	Yes	https://pathogen.watch/genomes/all?genusId=1301&speciesId=1313
Haemophilus influenzae	Medium	No	https://pathogen.watch/genomes/all?genusId=724&speciesId=727

Notes

The WHO priority organisms publication can be downloaded as a PDF: https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/376776/9789240093461-eng.pdf?sequence=1

We are looking to enhance AMR genotyping support for all these organisms. If you would like to suggest a library or particular tool, please contact us at [e-mail].