====== Developing a novel method for assessing global genetic diversity and molecular surveillance of Mycoplasma pneumoniae during its re-emergence after the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond ======

**Institutions involved:** Cardiff Metropolitan University, University Children's Hospital Zurich, University of Oxford, University of Lisbon, Lausanne University Hospital

**Supported by** [[https://www.escmid.org/esgmac/|ESGMAC]], [[https://www.escmid.org/esgem/|ESGEM]] and [[https://www.escmid.org/esgmd/|ESGMD ]](2024-2026) study groups from the [[https://www.escmid.org/|ESCMID]]

Our project, supported by ESGMD, ESGMAC and ESGEM, aims to develop a novel culture-independent whole-genome sequencing method for characterizing the population structure of //Mycoplasma pneumoniae// during its re-emergence in late 2023.