Bacteriology
Current research projects on group A streptococci in the institute are
molecular characterization of S. pyogenes surface-associated adhesins, secreted enzymes and toxins
regulation of virulence gene expression and phase switching
system biology approach to elucidate the S. pyogenes whole cell metabolism and its association to virulence
bacteria-host interactions during adherence, internalization, and intracellular persistence as well as during evasion from the host cell
characterization of the molecular biology of S. pyogenes monospecies biofilms
interactions between S. pyogenes and other bacterial species of the human oral cavity and skin in the course of mixed species biofilm formation
effects of life cell / killed S. pyogenes preparations as adjuvants in experimental tumor therapy