Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie

 
Living with an imperfect cell wall

Scanning electron microscopy

Staphylococcus aureus cells of a femAB null mutant AS145 are highly enlarged.

Research Group Berger-Bächi

Members

1. Brigitte Berger-Bächi, Dr. sc. nat. ETH, principal investigator
2. Maria Senn, Ph.D., postdoctoral research assistant
3. Chantal Quiblier, Ph.D. student, University of Zurich, MNF
4. Vanina Dengler, Ph.D. student, University of Zurich, MNF
5. Sibylle Burger, technician

 

Collaborations

  • M. Bischoff (Germany)
  • P. Majcherczyk (Switzerland)
  • A. Peschel (Germany)
  • A. Zinkernagel (Switzerland)
  • Functional Genomics Center Zurich (Switzerland)
  • Genter for Microscopy and Image Analysis (Switzerland)

Supported by

Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF), The European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7), Gottfried und Julia Bangerter-Rhyner-Stiftung

Contact and further information

Brigitte Berger-Bächi, Dr. sc. nat. ETH
bberger@imm.uzh.ch

Projects

Genetic and molecular basis of methicillin and glycopeptide resistance in Staphylococcus aureus

Regulatory elements in Staphylococcus aureus virulence and resistance

Fitness costs associated with antibiotic resistance in clinically-important isolates

Selected Literature

Publications