Debris of a feast: Analyzing leftovers after burst of pathogenic bacteria due to phages or predatory bacteria

• University of Zurich
• Microbiology

Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest threats to public health and alternatives to conventional antibiotics are urgently needed. An innovative way to kill pathogenic bacteria is to use their natural enemies bacteriophages or a periplasmic predatory bacterium (Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus). While the detrimental destruction of pathogenic bacteria can be an advantage to stimulate the immune response of the infected eukaryote, too much immune stimulation may lead to toxic shock.

• Bacteriology, Infectious Agents
• Master Thesis