Research on Bacteria
Enteric Bacteria: Four different bacteria that cause diseases of the intestinal tract are studied in the laboratory of Professor Brendan Wren:
- Helicobacter pylori, which causes gastric ulcers
- Campylobacter jejuni, which causes diarrhea
- Yersinia enterocolitica, which causes diarrhoea
- Clostridium difficile, which causes diarrhoea and colitis
- Burkholderia pseudomallei, which causes potentially fatal infections
Mycobacterium tuberculosis is studied in the laboratory of Dr Ruth McNerney.
