Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0664453

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0664453

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The ecological dynamics of secreted bacteriocins and the evolution of multiple bacteriocin production in Escherichia coli. Bacteria produce compounds known as bacteriocins that are toxic to other microorganisms. The success of bacteria as bio-control agents and in probiotic formulations for the control microbial pathogens is, in part, due to bacteriocins. Bacteriocins may also have a role as replacements for traditional antibiotics and as natural food preservatives. The potential usefulness of bacteriocins as the active agent in bio-control agents, as antibiotic replacements, as food preservatives, and as part of the repertoire of traits in probiotic formulations requires a sound understanding of the eco-evolutionary dynamics of bacteriocins. Understanding the ecology and evolution of bacteriocins is the goal of the proposed research.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2006

End Date: 31-12-2009

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $259,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Microbial Ecology | Bacteriology | Population And Ecological Genetics | Microbiology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Disease distribution and transmission | Biological sciences | Control of pests and exotic species |

Other Keywords

Bacteriology | Biological sciences | Control of pests and exotic species | Disease distribution and transmission | Microbial Ecology | Microbiology | Population And Ecological Genetics

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