Laboratorio de Bacteriófagos y sus Aplicaciones Biotecnológicas

At Laboratorio de Bacteriófagos y sus Aplicaciones Biotecnologicas (LBAB) run by Mariana Piuri, we work with bacteriophages of lactobacilli and mycobacteria. We developed a diagnosis kit for tuberculosis and a drug-discovery tool using reporter bacteriophages, and we study the interaction of bacteriophages and lactobacilli. In the recent months we started researching Pseudomonas and Klebsiella phages with interest in ther potential in therapy