University of Manchester School of Medicine

MSc, Diploma and Certificate in Medical and Molecular Microbiology

Diploma in Bacteriology
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Research Facilities

The Department offers research facilities in the fields of molecular microbiology, medical and general bacteriology, medical and general virology, mycology, immunology and serology.

 

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Current research interests

Diagnosis, management and treatment of endocarditis; cloning of streptococci and enterococci; peptide studies on Helicobacter pylori; cloning of Candida albicans and Aspergillus fumigatus, - studies on fungal heat-shock proteins; typing of Candida albicans, Aspergillus fumigatus and Bordetella pertussis by pulsed field gel electrophoresis and by the polymerase chain reaction; development of new diagnostic tests for whooping cough and invasive fungal diseases (The National Reference Centre for whooping cough, recognised by WHO, is on site); antimicrobials – resistance mechanisms and genetic determinants; air-borne and gastrointestinal infections; STD; Chlamydia; herpes group of viruses (CNS and cytomegalovirus infections); oncogenicity of papilloma viruses; measles; new antiviral agents; rapid virus diagnosis; disease progression in HIV infection; viral infections of the eye and viral infections of the immunocompromised.