Laboratory of Applied Microbiology
The Laboratory of Applied Microbiology investigates problems of medical, veterinary and agricultural microbiology. The Laboratory is focused on creation of bacteriophage preparations for prevention and treatment of infectious diseases. From animal infectious diseases, we are interested in pathogens causing intestinal and purulent diseases (mastitis, endometrioses, salmonellosis, etc.), as well as in plant pathogens and creation of phage preparations against these pathogens. The Laboratory is also focused on food safety issues, such as microbiological investigations of food products and epidemiological research of food-borne pathogens for prevention of outbreaks of infections. The Laboratory is focused on investigations of nosocomial pathogens and the elaboration of different phage-based methods for decontamination and elimination of such pathogens, especially biofilm formatting ones. The Laboratory conducts investigations of microbial enzymes and creation of different drug preparations based on these enzymes.
Laboratory Personnel
Tarasi Gabisonia, MD – Head of the Laboratory – t.gabisonia@pha.ge
Manana Loladze, PhD – Leading Scientist – m.loladze@pha.ge
Natela Chakhunashvili, PhD – Leading Scientist
Manana Nadiradze, PhD – Senior Scientist
Teimuraz Katamadze, PhD – Scientist – t.katamadze@pha.ge
Maia Alibegashvili, MSc – Scientist
Tamar Kalandarishvili, MSc – Scientist
Tatiana Eliava – Scientist
Natia Tamarashvili– Scientist
Tinatin Kusiani – Senior laboratory assistant
Liana Khadurishvili – laboratory assistant
Scientific Grant projects (last 5 years)
- 2023-2026 – Shota Rustveli National Science Foundation’s fundamental research grant competition – project FR-23-20072- ESPCAL – Encapsulation of Salmonella phages in cationic liposomes. Leading organization: Tbilisi Medical Academy named after P. Shotadze. Participating organization: G. Eliava Institute of Bacteriophages, Microbiology and Virology. (PI: Bladen Krajcic)
- 2019-2020 – NNLE “Eliava Foundation – Association for the Development of Bacteriophages in Georgia”- “Study of the spread of pathogenic E.coli in poultry and selection of specific bacteriophages against them”. (PI: T. Katamadze)
Selected Publications (Last 5 years)
- Teimuraz Katamadze, Natia Tamarashvili*, Taras Gabisonia, Manana Loladze, Natela Chakhunashvili, Lika Leshkasheli and Sophio Lezhava- Study of the Prevalence of E. Coli in Poultry and Selection of Specific Bacteriophages. Journal of Virology Research & Reports. 2024 ISSN: 2755-0125,
- Gabisonia Taras , Manana Loladze , Natia Tamarashvili , Natela Chakhunashvili, Teimuraz Katamadze- The Use of Bacteriophages for Decontamination of Experimentally Contaminated Chicken Breast Meat – 2021 BULLETIN OF THE GEORGIAN NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, vol. 15, no. 4, 2021 © 2021 Bull. Georg. Natl. Acad. Sci. Microbiology.
