Research
We contribute to food safety with innovative projects ranging from basic research to applied projects in close cooperation with the food industry.
Fitness of pathogens in the food environment
Our research focuses on the interaction of food-associated pathogens with the environment, the food matrix and the host organism.
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Antimicrobial compounds and resistance research
We are researching potentially useful natural antibiotic substances and the resistance of pathogens to antibiotics and disinfectants
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Plant toxins in the food chain
We investigate the occurrence and fate of plant toxins such as pyrrolizidine alkaloids along the food chain
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