Water Analysis
The Microbiology Department at Trinity College conducts analysis of drinking water for industry and the general public. Further details may be obtained from Gerry Dowd, (01) 896 1197 or Connie Crowley, (01) 896 1266.
The Department of Microbiology is located in the Moyne Institute of Preventive Medicine situated on College Park beside the Sports Pavilion near the Lincoln Place Gate entrance to Trinity College.
Targetting haemoglobin digestion could starve malarial parasite
Locking the digestion of haemoglobin using drugs could effectively starve the parasite that causes malaria, according to new research by Dr. Gus Bell's group, published in the October 2010 issue of Molecular & Biochemical Parasitology. More info on this malarial parasite research...
Staphylococcus aureus
Spherical bacteria in grape-like clusters. These bacteria have become notorious as the cause of hospital-acquired infections that are resistant to most antibiotics (so-called MRSA) and are an important cause of many types of infections in man and animals.
