Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0211584

Funding Activity

Website
https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0211584

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Chemical Defenses Against Microbial Colonisation of Living Marine Surfaces. Microorganisms have a major impact on all ecosystems. Many of these effects are due to the formation of biofilms - cell clusters and their slime matrix - on living and non-living surfaces. Biofilm formation is often regulated by chemical signals. The aim of this project is to understand how naturally produced chemical signals mediate the formation of biofilms on surfaces of marine macroalgae (seaweeds) at both the ecological and molecular levels. By understanding colonisation of natural living surfaces, this project will lead directly to significant advances in control of microorganisms in a variety of applied areas (water treatment, biomaterials, antifouling).

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-02-2002

End Date: 30-06-2005

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $231,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Marine And Estuarine Ecology (Incl. Marine Ichthyology) | Microbial Ecology | Ecology | Phycology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Living resources (incl. impacts of fishing on non-target species) | Treatments (e.g. chemicals, antibiotics) | Biological sciences |

Other Keywords

Biological sciences | Ecology | Living resources (incl. impacts of fishing on non-target species) | Marine And Estuarine Ecology (Incl. Marine Ichthyology) | Microbial Ecology | Phycology | Treatments (e.g. chemicals, antibiotics)

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