Anca Butiuc
Babeș-Bolyai University
Contact
About
First Name
Anca
Last Name
Butiuc
University
Babeș-Bolyai University
Current position
Full Professor
Email
anca.keul@ubbcluj.ro
Researcher Identification
ORCID
ORCID
0000-0002-6523-6845
Keywords
antimicrobial resistance, bacterial immnunity, CRISPR-Cas system, horizontal gene transfer, mobile genetic elements
Health related-scientific domains
Life Sciences related to Health
Research expertise/competencies
Phenotypic and genotypic characterisation of ESKAPE pathogens from clinical and environmental samples; Genotypic characterization of clinically relevant multidrug-resistant bacteria from surface waters; Dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes (ARG) and virulence genes (VG) by horizontal gene transfer (HGT) by mobile genetic elements (MGE); Exploring the role of CRISPR-Cas system in HGT of ARG and VG; CRISPR-genotyping of clinically relevant bacteria; Exploring the critical genes in quorum sensing and biofilm development; Testing new antimicrobial compounds.
Faculty / Institute / Department
Faculty of Biology and Geology, Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
Research center/group
Centre for Systems Biology, Biodiversity and Bioresources/Plant and Microbe Biotechnologies and Environmental Interactions
Research center/group website
Available major infrastructure
No
Infrastructure website
Collaboration-based research services
Phenotypic and genotypic characterisation of bacteria from clinical and environmental samples; Genotypic characterization of clinically relevant multidrug-resistant bacteria from surface waters; Dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes (ARG) and virulence genes (VG) by horizontal gene transfer (HGT) by mobile genetic elements (MGE).
Contractual research services
Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of bacterial resistance to antibiotics.
Topics for collaboration
antimicrobial resistance, horizontal gene transfer, disemination of antibiotic resistance genes via mobile genetic elements
