The Hardt Lab - Salmonella Pathogenesis
Prof. Wolf-Dietrich Hardt
ETH Zürich
Institut für Mikrobiologie
HCI G 417
Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 4
8093 Zürich
phone: +41 44 632 51 43
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The Hardt lab studies Salmonella diarrhea. This is a very common disease caused by contaminated food or water. We are interested in the molecular and cellular mechanisms that explain how the food-borne pathogen colonizes the gut, infects the gut tissue and causes disease.
Working model: role of the Salmonella Typhimurium TTSS-1 in the induction of enterocolitis