Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0773857

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0773857

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Metagenomics and the genetic basis of ecology and evolution of communities - complex microbial communities in industrial processes as excellent paradigms. Benefits accrue on two fronts: the international reputation of Australian science in contributing significantly to two new, challenging and highly topical questions in ecology and evolution, and in pioneering a route to better efficiency and control of an important industrial process. Wastewater is rich in organic phosphorus that is damaging to the environment if untreated, but current understanding enables only rudimentary control of the microbial communities that are the basis of the treatment process. The work will provide unprecedented insight into the mechanisms underpinning the dynamics of phosphorus absorbing microbes in industrial facilities by integrating from gene-to-ecosystem.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2007

End Date: 28-02-2011

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $485,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Microbial Ecology | Fermentation, Biotechnology And Industrial Microbiology | Genome Structure | Microbiology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Land and water management |

Other Keywords

Fermentation, Biotechnology And Industrial Microbiology | Genome Structure | Land and water management | Microbial Ecology | Microbiology

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