Section for Food Safety and Zoonoses

Our section studies food borne pathogenic bacteria and zoonoses caused by bacteria transmitted from animals to humans. We provide new knowledge relevant to prevention, control and treatment within areas such as antibiotic resistance and alternatives to antibiotics, phage therapy and hygiene. Our work covers the entire food chain from the point of the primary production to the consumer and has a strong foundation in the molecular mechanism that underlies the behavior of bacteria in this chain. 

The section consists of the following research groups:

Veterinary Public Health

Our research focus on zoonotic bacterial pathogens, antimicrobial resistance, and food quality and safety.

Pathogens and response to antimicrobials

Our science bridges food safety, biology of human bacterial pathogens and control of infectious diseases in humans.

PHAGEBio: Phage biology and biocontrol

Our research group studies the biology and applications of bacteriophages. Phages are which are viruses that infect bacteria.

FreesLab - Bacterial Pathogenesis and Antibiotic Resistance

Our goal is to understand pathogenesis and antibiotic resistance at the molecular level.