Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0346013

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0346013

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Plasmid maintenance and interactions with the host cell and its genome. Plasmids are extrachromosomal genetic elements that play a central role in the evolution of bacteria. They are the most dynamic component of the bacterial genome, augmenting the host chromosome by conferring a range of significant phenotypes that facilitate environmental adaptation. This project aims to elucidate fundamental aspects of the relationship between plasmids and their bacterial hosts. Significant outcomes include understanding the molecular basis of efficient plasmid inheritance in bacterial populations, and exploration of the innovative hypothesis that plasmids modulate expression of the host chromosome, a possibility that would profoundly alter our view of how plasmids influence host phenotype.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-05-2003

End Date: 31-12-2006

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $225,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Microbial Genetics | Gene Expression | Microbiology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Higher education | Biological sciences |

Other Keywords

Biological sciences | Gene Expression | Higher education | Microbial Genetics | Microbiology

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