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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

Chair of Microbiology participates in Inno4vac, a European new public-private partnership to innovate vaccine development

The Innovative Medicines Initiative 2 (IMI2) Joint Undertaking mobilised more than € 33 million to support Inno4vac, an innovative public-private partnership to accelerate vaccine R&D timelines. It will focus on the design and application of new and highly advanced predictive models to allow a faster development and manufacturing of novel vaccines. more

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

Team

Contact us:
Phone: 0931 31-84400
sekretariat.mikrobiologie@uni-wuerzburg.de
Room: C201

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Resting Chlamydia (left; bright circles), which are held without glutamine. After the addition of glutamine (right) the bacteria enter the division stages (darker circles).

Chlamydia: Greedy for Glutamine

If chlamydiae want to multiply in a human cell, the first thing they need is a lot of glutamine. Würzburg researchers have clarified how the pathogenic bacteria obtain this substance.

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14 days ago

In our recent publication we demonstrate that the cysteine protease Staphopain A of S. aureus is involved in host cell death.🚨 https://t.co/tvoMp4vpow https://t.co/bKASrxVTLa

53 days ago

In our new publication we show that the pore-forming staphylococcal α-toxin triggers Ca2+-dependent release of the membrane repair enzyme Acid Sphingomyelinase from endothelial cells. https://t.co/K0mO5I0QW8 https://t.co/zeqJWPZDUJ

Highlight Publications

Klünemann et al., Nature. 2021 Sept. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03891-8
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.