In recent years, the number of stored microbial pathogens and drug producers in the DZIF Pathogen Repository has risen sharply to over 3,000 strains.
In addition to bacteria, fungi and bacteriophages are also part of the collection.
In addition, the DZIF Pathogen Repository is expanding its collection to include strains that are important for specific research questions (e.g., microbiome strains from the gastrointestinal tract of mice, pigs, chickens and humans).
Another focus is the collection and characterization of multidrug-resistant bacterial strains that are increasingly causing outbreaks in hospitals.
The DNA of important strains is sequenced and the information is made available in the relevant databases.
To share our expertise and support projects, we offer DZIF training courses on professional pathogen handling.
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