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The Institute conducts basic research in medical microbiology and applied research mainly in microbial diagnostics. Additional topics are represented by associate or collaborative research.

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The Institute has lines of basic research in medical microbiology encompassing bacteriology, mycology and virology, as well as applied research mainly in microbial diagnostics.

  • Research in bacteriology is focused on intracellular bacteria, mainly chlamydiae, and their relationship with human diseases
  • Research in mycology is aimed at deciphering the mechanism of antifungal resistance and virulence in fungal pathogens, including Candida albicans, as well as genomics of Pneumocystis jirovecii
  • Research in virology addresses several aspects of basic research in human pathogenic arenaviruses and human immunodeficiency virus, as well as clinical management of transplant patients
  • Research in microbial diagnostics (R&D) aims at setting up state of the art modern methods for the laboratory diagnosis of infectious diseases.

Research groups R&D

Additional topics are represented by associate or collaborative research in the fields of nosocomial infections, hepatitis C and E virology, as well as human papillomavirus vaccines.

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