The Laboratory of Applied Microbiology is a scientific–research, scientific-practical laboratory which investigates problems of medical, veterinary and agricultural microbiology. The Laboratory is focused on the investigation of pathogenesis, diagnostics, treatment and prophylaxis of different microbial diseases, and on the creation of bacteriophage preparations for the prevention and treatment of these diseases.
From animal infectious diseases we are interested in pathogens causing intestinal and purulent diseases (mastitis, endometrioses, salmonellosis, etc.) and in the creation of bacteriophage preparations against their causal pathogens.
From plant pathogens, our special interests are groups of bacteria including Xanthomonas, Pseudomonas and on the creation of phage preparations against these pathogens.
The Laboratory is also focused on food safety problems, such as microbiological investigations of food products and the epidemiological investigation of food-borne pathogens for the prevention of infection outbreaks.
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 the creation of different drug preparations based on these enzymes.
Tarasi Gabisonia, MD – Head of the Laboratory Email: (t.gabisonia@pha.ge)
Manana Loladze, PhD – Leading Scientist Email: (m.loladze@pha.ge)
Natela Chakhunashvili, PhD – Leading Scientist Email: (n.chakhunashvili@pha.ge)
Manana Nadiradze, PhD – Senior Scientist Email: (m.nadiradze@pha.ge)
Teimuraz Katamadze, PhD – Researcher Email: (t.katamadze@pha.ge)
Maia Alibegashvili, MSc – Researcher Email: (m.alibegashvili@pha.ge)
Tamar Kalandarishvili, MSc – Researcher Email: (t.kalandarishvili@pha.ge)
Tatiana Eliava, MSc – Researcher