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WHO bacterial priority pathogens

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

PreviousPublic data downloadsNextRelease Notes 2025

Last updated 11 months ago

Organism
Rank
AMR?
Genomes link

Enterobacter cloacae complex

Critical

No

Escherichia coli

Critical

No

Salmonella enterica

Critical/High

No

Salmonella Typhi

Critical/High

Yes

Shigella spp.

Critical/High

No

Acinetobacter baumanii

Critical

No

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Critical

No

Enterococcus faecium

High

Yes

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

High

No

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

High

Yes

Staphylococcus aureus

High

Yes

Group A Streptococcus

Medium

No

Group B Streptococcus

Medium

No

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Medium

Yes

Haemophilus influenzae

Medium

No

Notes

The WHO priority organisms publication can be downloaded as a PDF:

We are lookin to enhance AMR genotyping support for all these organisms. If you would like to suggest a library or particular tool, please contact us at .

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https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/376776/9789240093461-eng.pdf?sequence=1
pathogenwatch@cgps.group
https://pathogen.watch/genomes/all?genusId=547
https://pathogen.watch/genomes/all?organismId=562
https://pathogen.watch/genomes/all?organismId=28901
https://pathogen.watch/genomes/all?organismId=90370
https://pathogen.watch/genomes/all?genusId=620
https://pathogen.watch/genomes/all?organismId=470
https://pathogen.watch/genomes/all?organismId=1773
https://pathogen.watch/genomes/all?organismId=1352
https://pathogen.watch/genomes/all?genusId=286
https://pathogen.watch/genomes/all?organismId=485
https://pathogen.watch/genomes/all?organismId=1280
https://pathogen.watch/genomes/all?genusId=1301
https://pathogen.watch/genomes/all?genusId=1301
https://pathogen.watch/genomes/all?genusId=1301&speciesId=1313
https://pathogen.watch/genomes/all?genusId=724&speciesId=727