General and environmental microbiology

Our main applied research areas:

• Isolation and characterisation of target species of fungi and bacteria, identification of their metabolites and their breeding for higher yields
• Composting of metals, polluting materials
• Microbiological conditions for biogas production
• Isolation, identification, quantification and detoxification of micotoxins
• Medical use of antibiotics, plant extracts and oils
• Isolation, production and application of primary and secondary metabolites of micro-organisms
• Breeding of disease resistant and high yielding plant varieties, development of seed production technologies
• Technological development in plant protection

Our main basic research areas:

• Investigation of the mechanism of action of heavy metals, in particular chromium compounds, which pollute the environment.
• Investigation of stress processes in unicellular microfungi (Schizosaccharomyces pombe, Phaffia rhodozyma, Candida glabrata).
• Study of morpho- and pathogenesis processes in Candida species.
• Mechanism of action and detoxification of mycotoxins.
• Role of lipids in stress processes.
• Molecular regulation of the host-parasite dialogue.