Current cooperations (alphabetical):

Dr. Mark Baird (Bangor University, UK): Synthetic actinomycetal lipids and manipulation of host cell trafficking

Dr. Gareth Griffiths (University of Oslo, Norway): Electron microscopy of phagosomes

Dr. Hubert Hilbi (University of München, Germany): Effector proteins from Legionella pneumophila

Dr. Fong-Fu Hsu (Washington University, St. Louis, USA): Analysis of cell wall lipids of virulent Rhodococcus equi

Dr. Christian Kurts (University of Bonn, Germany): Antigen-presentation from unusual endocytic and phagocytic compartments

Dr. John Prescott (University of Guelph, Dept. of Pathobiology, Canada): Analysis of the pathogenic potential, intracellular trafficking and cytotoxicity of specific Rhodococcus equi-mutants

Dr. Paul Saftig (University of Kiel, Germany): Roles of transmembrane lysosome proteins in phagosome-lysosome fusion

Dr. Ulrich Schaible (Borstel Research Centre, Borstel, Germany): Biogenesis of Rhodococcus- or Mycobacterium-containing phagosomes

Dr. Mhairi Skinner (University of Guelph, Dept. Molecular and Cellular Biology, Canada): proton-pumping ATPase in phagosome biogenesis

Dr. Joachim Schultze (LIMES, Bonn, Germany): Host cell responses to infection with Rhodococcus equi

Dr. Olaf Utermoehlen / Dr. Martin Krönke (Institute for Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University of Köln, Germany): Phagosome biogenesis in macrophages; phagosome biogenesis in ASMase knock out mice