Unit Food Microbiology, Pathogen-Host Interactions

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The focus areas

The work of this Unit focuses on bacteria of the species Campylobacter, Salmonella and Escherichia coli (including verotoxigenic E. coli) that may occur in animal and plant-based foods and that can frequently cause gastrointestinal illness in humans.

Our tasks

Reference Laboratories

Contact

Dr. Matthias Fischer Head Unit - Food Microbiology, Pathogen-Host Interactions Address: Diedersdorfer Weg 1
12277 Berlin
Germany
Postal address: German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfRshort forGerman Federal Institute for Risk Assessment)
Max-Dohrn-Str. 8-10
10589 Berlin
Germany
Telephone: +49-30-18412-24200 +49-30-18412-24200 E-mail: 42@bfr.bund.de
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