Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP150100244
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
How do Microbes Grow in High Salt at Very Cold Temperatures. The proposed research aims to define mechanisms of survival and speciation that underpin the capacity of a novel group of Antarctic microorganisms to evolve dominance in their very cold (-20 degrees Celsius) and very salty environment. Most (~85 per cent) of the Earth's biosphere is cold (<5 degrees Celsius), and yet contains a rich diversity of microorganisms of which we know little. The uniqueness and sensitivity of Antarctica particularly demands that we rapidly improve our understanding of its biology. The discoveries made could provide fundamental insight about speciation - processes controlling which life forms that colonise the planet.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 03-2015
End Date: 12-2020
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $835,200.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Microbial Genetics | Gene Expression (incl. Microarray and other genome-wide approaches) | Evolutionary Biology | Biological Adaptation
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Effects of Climate Change and Variability on Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic Environments (excl. Social Impacts) | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences |
