Microbiology can be comic

FEMS Microbiology Letters
Paola ScavoneVanesa Amarelle

Abstract

For microbiologists, the importance of microorganisms in our daily life and their impact in our well-being is evident. However, microbiology literacy in our society is far from being enough for individuals to make informed choices and to demand actions based on that information. Vaccine hesitation movement and the alarming increase in antimicrobial resistance due to overuse and misuse of antibiotics are just two examples of how much is needed to make our society literate in topics related to microbiology. Considering the challenges of communicating a discipline surrounded by misconceptions and which studies the role of living organisms that cannot be seen at plain sight, we need to explore different strategies to effectively contribute to microbiology literacy in our society. Here we will comment on the use of comics for such a task.

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