Department of microbiology and immunology

Bacterial infections of urinary tract in dogs and cats
Replication of Tribeč virus in cell cultures of human and animal origin
Molecular-biology diagnostics methods for detection and characterization of Campylobacter spp.
PCR detection of selected viral pathogens in wild boar (Sus scrofa) from Slovakia
Usutu virus (genus Flavivirus) in the avifuana of wetland ecosystem of Drienov
Tick-borne arboviruses in free living rodents
Tribeč virus (genus Orbivirus, Great Island virus serogroup) in birds and livestock animals in Slovakia
Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus as important causal agent of mastitis in milk of dairy cows
Incidence of pyoderma in dogs according to the breed and age of the animal
Feline urinary tract infections and their treatment

In vitro study of the effect of natural substances on the biofilm production by pathogens
Selected in vitro methods for determination of antibacterial activity of essential oils

Surviving of production probiotic strains in selected application form
Postantibiotic colitis in hospital environment
Gastrointestinal infections of bacterial origin, the possibilities of their therapy and protective effects of probiotics

Species diversity and characterisation of arboviruses and their vectors
Characterization of biological properties of arboviruses with occurence in Slovakia
Syndrome of neuroinvasive zoonoses in relationship to antigenic diversity and differential diagnostic
Characteristics of immunopharmacological effect of chemicals with potentiated effect on probiotics

The study of Gram positive cariogenic bacteria isolated from dental biofilm
The study of bioactive substances in selected dental biofilm bacteria
The use of gnotobiotic laboratory animals in the study of inflammatory bowel diseases

Antibiofilm potential of biosurfactants isolated from marine bacteria
In vitro study of the properties of beneficial bacteria intended for harmonization of the natural microbiocenosis of the skin
The influence of probiotic bacteria stabilised on alginite and its humic extracts on intestinal and overall metabolism of model laboratory animals
Use of germ-free animal models in biomedical research

Microbiological analysis of oral microflora from the perspective of dentistry in the veterinary and human medicine
Antimicrobial and antibiofilm potential of bioactive products of beneficial microorganisms against multi-drug-resistant pathogens

Effect of exopolysaccharides isolated from L. reuteri on the ability of salmonella to adhere and invade IPEC-1 cells
Selection of probiotic bacteria for bees
Effect of humic acid application on the cellular immune response of poultry
Effect of the Lactobacillus reuteri probiotic strain on the cellular immune response of mice infected with enterotoxigenic E. coli
Diagnostics of atopy in dogs
Effect of probiotic bacteria on the activity of phagocytes in dogs

Influence of application of bioproducts on the cellular immune response of poultry

Assessment of adverse effects in modulating the immune response in patients with Crohn's disease
Immunological aspects of rheumatoid arthritis
Study of the effect of the combination of 5-fluorouracil and Immodine on the immune response of mice with colorectal carcinoma

In vitro study of immunomodulatory effect of exopolysaccharides Lactobacillus reuteri
Immunomodulators of natural origin in fish and bee farms
Study of the effect of substances of natural origin with immunomodulatory effect on the model organism
Health aspects of the use of probiotics in veterinary medicine

Development of protein arrays for identification of the various infections
Study of protein interactions between cells of neurovascular unit and neuroinvasive pathogens and its role in the neuropathogenesis
Development of songle domain antibody fragments (nanobodies) against neuroinvasive Neisseria
Analysis of ligand-receptor interactions between Borrelia and the cells of neurovascular unit as basis for development of antiborrelia therapeutics
Development and production of peptides against neurovascular pathogens

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