prof. MUDr. David Šmajs, Ph.D.

Head of the research group, David Šmajs Research Group

Office: bldg. B06/203
Kamenice 753/5
625 00 Brno

Phone:	+420 549 49 7496
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Field of study: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Studium mechanizmu účinku bakteriocinů a jejich terapeutického potenciálu – ongoing study
Whole genome sequencing of the agent of yaws isolated from nonhuman primates and humans – ongoing study
A Molecular Epidemiological Study to Assess the Genetic Diversity of Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue and Haemophilus ducreyi Pathogens in Papua New Guinea – ongoing study
The role of Escherichia coli in human infections and in malignancies of the gastrointestinal tract – ongoing study
Genomic analysis of bacteriocin-producing Gammaproteobacteria and characterization of novel bacteriocins – graduate 2023
Treponema pallidum in clinical isolates: from diagnostics to whole genome sequencing – graduate 2023

Sequencing analysis of Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum isolated from clinical material – graduate 2017
Bacteriocinogeny in pathogenic and commensal Escherichia coli strains – graduate 2016
Comparative and Functional Analysis of Treponema pallidum a Leptospira biflexa genomes; Insights into the Unique Biology of Spirochetes – graduate 2014
Bacteriocinogeny of yersiniae: molecular interactions of colicin FY with a susceptible bacterial cell – graduate 2013
Comparative genomics of Treponema pallidum subspecies and molecular diagnostics of syphilis in the Czech Republic – graduate 2013
Comparative studies on Treponema pallidum: comparative genomics of yaws agents and phenomics of BAC clones of syphilis agent – graduate 2012
Comparative genomics of uncultivatable pathogenic treponemes: identification of genetic differences between yaws and syphilis causing agents – graduate 2012
Genome restriction mapping and genome amplification of the pathogenic strains of the genus Treponema – graduate 2010
Comparative genomics of Treponema pallidum: from whole genome sequencing to diagnostic applications – graduate 2009