Dr. rer. nat. Raquel Alonso Roman
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)
Microbial Pathogenicity Mechanisms
The interaction of Candida albicans with antagonistic bacteria in a Gut-on-Chip model
Microbial consortia of the human gut are extremely diverse, individualized and essential for host health and fitness. However, gut microbiomes also contain opportunistic pathogens, such as the fungus Candida albicans, which can cause disease when the...
PhD start: 10/15/2019
Publications
Alonso-Roman R, Last A, Mirhakkak MH, Sprague JL, Möller L, Großmann P, Graf K, Gratz R, Mogavero S, Vylkova S, Panagiotou G, Schäuble S, Hube B, Gresnigt MS2022Lactobacillus rhamnosus colonisation antagonizes Candida albicans by forcing metabolic adaptations that compromise pathogenicity. Nat Commun 13, 3192-3192.
Alonso-Roman R, Mosig AS, Figge MT, Papenfort K, Eggeling C, Schacher FH, Hube B, Gresnigt MS2024Organ-on-chip models for infectious disease research. Nat Microbiol 9, 891-904.
Funded by
