Mission

WEB of Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Vectors and Parasites

Our group studies molecular and cellular factors involved in the mechanism of pathogen transmission by ticks. Lyme borreliosis spirochetes, as well as tick-borne encephalitis virus, are the main focus of research, with respect to protein-carbohydrate interactions, and their interaction with the inner environment of tick Ixodes ricinus. Molecular ecology of Lyme borreliosis and tick-borne encephalitis, including modern techniques of pathogen diagnosis, has been elaborated.