The beta hemolytic organisms (Streptococcus pyogenes and Streptococcus agalactiae) are tested with Taxos A (bacitracin). A zone of inhibition of growth around the Taxos disc indicates that the ...

The Janowiak lab uses biochemistry, microbiology, and molecular genetics to explore the relationship between microbes and their environment. The lab has two main focuses: 1) Gram-positive pathogenic ...

Specifically she is interested in the mechanisms by which Group B Streptococcus (GBS; S. agalactiae) interacts at the maternal-fetal interface. GBS infection in pregnancy increases risk for adverse ...