We aim to understand the molecular details of quorum-sensing-based gene regulation, and eventually to control such mechanisms.

Contact: Leiv Sigve Håvarstein and Daniel Straume

We study the cell cycle of Staphylococcus aureus, to discover new target sites for antibiotics. 

Contact: Morten Kjos, Ine Myrbråten and Maria Victoria Heggenhougen

We investigate how changes in penicillin-binding proteins shape pencillin resistance in S. pneumoniae. 

Contact: Leiv Sigve Håvarstein and Daniel Straume

We search for new substances to apply against the formation of bacterial communities (so-called biofilms).

Contact: Morten Kjos, Project Leader
DISRUPT is an EU-funded project by the Joint Programming Initiative on Antimicrobial Resistance.  

We study the bovine mastitis pathogens Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus dysgalactiae. Our aim is to develop novel genetic tools to study these pathogens and discover factors that contribute to their pathogenesis.

Contact: Morten Kjos and Marita Torrissen Mårli.

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Contact: Leiv Sigve Håvarstein and Daniel Straume