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Medical, Molecular Microbiology and Antibiotic Resistance

  • Epidemiologicy of S. aureus (MSSA, MRSA, VISA and hVISA) and molecular typing by SCCmec, spa-typing, and MLST;
  • Analysis of the molecular mechanisms responsible for antibiotic-resistance and analysis of gene and genome arrangements, in multidrug-resistant isolates;
  • Evaluation of the in vitro antimicrobial and bactericidal activity of novel drugs, alone and in association, by Time-Kill curve analysis and Gradient-cross method;
  • Host-pathogen interaction: study of bacterial internalization by ex-vivo models in human cell lines.
Study cycle: 
undergraduate
Languages skills required: 
English B1
English B2
Length: 
6 months
Period: 
second semester
Summer traineeships: 
no
Insurance: 
Accident insurance during working hours only and Liability insurance
Benefits: 
none
Traineeship type: 
Erasmus traineeship
A.Y.: 
2021-2022