WHO Priority Pathogens List

WHO Priority Pathogens List

The World Health Organization (WHO) priority list contains a catalogue of 12 families of bacteria that pose the greatest threat to human health and was intended to guide and promote research and development (R&D) of new antibiotics. Therefore, it is useful for all scientists working on the discovery, research, and development of new antibiotics.

List of WHO priority pathogens
source: https://www.who.int/news/item/27-02-2017-who-publishes-list-of-bacteria-for-which-new-antibiotics-are-urgently-needed

The panel of strains for all three groups is continuously being expanded.

DSMZ offers representative strains for all groups:

Genus Species epithet DSM No.
Acinetobacter baumannii 102929
Acinetobacter baumannii 102930
Enterococcus faecium 13590
Enterococcus faecium 17050
Enterococcus faecium 25697
Enterococcus faecium 25698
Haemophilus influenzae 25829
Klebsiella pneumoniae 103703
Klebsiella pneumoniae 103704
Klebsiella pneumoniae 103707
Klebsiella pneumoniae 103708
Klebsiella pneumoniae 103709
Klebsiella pneumoniae 103711
Pseudomonas aeruginosa 24600
Pseudomonas aeruginosa 25716
Pseudomonas aeruginosa 102273
Pseudomonas aeruginosa 102274