University of Tsukuba
Institute of Medicine

We are studying evolutionary/adaptation strategies of Gram-positive pathogens. Major research interests include population heterogeneity, and the acquisition of antibiotic resistance. The main research target is the important human pathogen Staphylococcus aureus that inhabits in our nasal cavity but can cause a variety of diseases.

 

Staphylococcus aureus is a commensal bacterium that naturally inhabits the nasal cavity of mammals, but it is also an opportunistic pathogen responsible for a broad spectrum of infections ranging from food poisoning and superficial skin abscesses to more serious diseases such as pneumonia, meningitis, osteomyelitis, septicemia and toxic shock syndrome. It has acquired resistance to a wide variety of antibiotics, and methicillin-resistant strains (MRSA), the most common cause of nosocomial infections, are now spreading into the community. We are studying evolutionary/adaptation strategies of S. aurus, from our original view points.

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In this course you will learn about Emergence of antibiotics resistant bacteria by horizontal gene transfer.

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​We are sure you'll this find this course challenging and interesting.

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