Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0556484

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0556484

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Sodium homeostasis and the molecular basis for neurotoxin production by bacteria and algae. An understanding of the physiology of saxitoxin-producing microorgansims in response to salt stress is critical for the prevention of toxic blooms and for risk assessment of contaminated water bodies. This is nowhere more relevant than in the depleted and increasingly saline water resources of inland Australia. This project will develop genetic tests to assay for saxitoxin-producers and to monitor toxin production in response to the environment, representing an easier, more economic and ethical alternative to current tests. The market for this type of predictive test includes environmental, anti-bioterrorism and fishery organisations. These genes will also allow the bioengineering of novel therapeutic drugs based on neuroactive alkaloids.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-05-2005

End Date: 30-06-2008

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $960,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Microbial Ecology | Genetic Engineering And Enzyme Technology | Microbiology | Plant Physiology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Environmental health | Land and water management | Land and water management |

Other Keywords

Environmental health | Genetic Engineering And Enzyme Technology | Land and water management | Microbial Ecology | Microbiology | Plant Physiology

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