Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0881347

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0881347

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The evolution of bacterial pathogenesis: a genomic approach. The outcome of this research will be a better understanding of the genes involved with adaptation to particular pathogenic lifestyles. Specifically, genes that are rapidly evolving in selected bacterial pathogens of medical and veterinary importance will be identified using a bioinformatics approach that exploits the existence of multiple closely-related genome sequences. Such genes encode potential new targets for therapeutic intervention that provide alternatives in the face of emerging antibiotic resistance. Importantly, the methodology developed in this project is broadly applicable to the study of evolution of bacterial pathogenesis in any background: medical, agricultural or horticultural.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2008

End Date: 01-04-2013

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $503,686.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Microbial Genetics | Microbial Systematics, Taxonomy And Phylogeny | Gene Expression | Microbiology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Biological sciences |

Other Keywords

Biological sciences | Gene Expression | Microbial Genetics | Microbial Systematics, Taxonomy And Phylogeny | Microbiology

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