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In the focus of research at the Chair of Microbiology are pathogenicity mechanisms of different microorganisms such as Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis, Bordetella pertussis and Staphylococcus aureus.

Host-pathogen interactions, pathogen-induced host cell apoptosis, the interface of infection and cancer as well as systems biology of antibiotic action are of peticular interest.

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News

Collaborative research project Organo-Strat

Institutes of Würzburg are involved in the collaborative research project Organo-Strat within the frame of the bmbf-funded "Nationales Netzwerk der Universitätsmedizin" fighting the Corona pandemic. more

Ana Rita Brochado is included to the Hector Fellow Academy. more (in German)

93 days ago

Excited to share our latest preprint 📄. We show that not only L-tryptophan but also c-Myc depletion plays a role in persistence of #Chlamydia🚨. https://t.co/8ZCX98RfWr

Highlight Publications

Chumduri et al., Nat Cell Biol. 2021 Feb;23(2):184-197. doi: 10.1038/s41556-020-00619-0.

Rajeeve et al., Nat Microbiol. 2018 Jul;3(7):824-835. doi: 10.1038/s41564-018-0182-y.
Rajeeve et al., Nat Microbiol. 2020 Aug 3. doi: 10.1038/s41564-020-0762-5.