Ascertain and reduce antimicrobial resistance levels in mollicutes to protect global human and animals for the future

Coordinating international agreed standards for MIC of mollicute species

Mapping global resistance of mollicutes of human and veterinary importance

Reducing unnecessary use of antimicrobials and promoting good stewardship

Understanding the molecular mechanisms of resistance

Evaluation of new and alternative agents

To standardize veterinary mycoplasma antimicrobial sensitivity testing, including control strains and methodology like it was done for human mycoplasmas.

To continue work on molecular determinants of antimicrobial resistance

Identifying breakpoints

Epidemiological surveillance

Monitoring of antimicrobial resistance

Development of the molecular assay to track antimicrobial resistance in the real-time

Molecular typing of strains with different susceptibility

Evaluation of new and alternative chemotherapeutic agents