Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0877196

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0877196

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The biology of integrons and their role in bacterial adaptation. Bacteria evolve in ways that animals and plants do not. One of the tools available is the ability to share genes amongst individuals in a community. One example of this is the very rapid spread of antibiotic resistance genes in pathogens. Here we will be studying a genetic element that greatly contributes to this horizontal spread of genes. This will lead to a better understanding of how bacteria work, the direct benefits of which includes the discovery of new pathways and genes for the biotechnology industry and greater understanding of how bacteria cause disease in us, other animals and in commercial crops.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2008

End Date: 31-12-2010

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $267,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Microbial Genetics | Microbial Ecology | Bacteriology | Microbiology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Biological sciences |

Other Keywords

Bacteriology | Biological sciences | Microbial Ecology | Microbial Genetics | Microbiology

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