Other research topics:
alternative/innovative drugs for lung infections; bacterial biofilm; modeling of chronic/acute infections in cystic fibrosis; evaluationof pathogenic mechanisms underlying cystic fibrosis lung infections
Other organisms:
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus
Other methods/technologies:
in vivo models (Galleria mellonella, mouse) for evaluating bacterial virulence or toxicicity to the host; in vitro evaluation of anti-biofilm strategies; confocal and atomic force microscopy; cell-culture