Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE200100111

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DE200100111

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Active

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Funded Activity Summary

Replication and transfer of novel plasmid classes in Acinetobacter. The project aims to reveal basic biology of plasmids found in Acinetobacter baumannii. A. baumannii is a bacterial pathogen that can rapidly acquire resistance to antibiotics, including last-resort antibiotics. In modern strains, acquisition is often mediated by plasmids. On the basis of DNA sequencing data, A. baumannii plasmids are likely to function differently to well-studied plasmids. However, surprisingly little experimental work has been done to evidence this. By combining microbiological and bioinformatics approaches the project expects to generate new knowledge on the mechanisms of replication and transfer of A. baumannii plasmids. This may lead to new targets for strategies to slow and track the spread of antibiotic resistance.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-12-2020

End Date: 30-03-2024

Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

Funding Amount: $373,097.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Microbial Genetics | Microbiology | Bacteriology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Medical and Health Sciences |

Other Keywords

Bacteriology | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Medical and Health Sciences | Microbial Genetics | Microbiology

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