Genetics

Missex [2]

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Development and application of GFP-based monitoring tools to estimate conjugative plasmid transfer in multispecies biofilms (BMBF/ESA Plasmidtransfer/MISSEX) more to: Missex [3]

DAAD PPP [6]

Our aim is to elucidate the role of the protein components in the assembly of a conjugative T4S-like machinery in Gram-positive bacteria. We will verify our in vivo and in vitro protein-protein interaction studies and computer predictions by localization of the T4SLS proteins in Enterococcus faecalis cell compartments by cell fractionation followed by Western Blot, immunogold transmission electron microscopy and immunofluorescence microscopy. more to: DAAD PPP [7]

STC (BMBF) [10]

Increasing resistance of bacteria to commonly used antibiotics has become a serious problem. Food bacteria could act as reservoirs for resistance genes. There are very few systematic studies on antibiotic resistant lactic acid bacteria (LAB) in traditional fermented dairy and meat products. The project focuses on monitoring of antibiotic resistance in LAB isolates from Turkish dairy and meat products, as well as on the characterisation of resistance and transfer (tra) genes carried by them. Main objectives are the identification of lactic acid bacteria to species level in fermented Turkish food products, determination of their inherent antibiotic resistance and their horizontal transmissibility. (Supported by the BMBF) more to: STC (BMBF) [11]