Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0988743

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0988743

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Variation in bacterial genomic mutation rates. Our measurement of global mutation rates will contribute to an understanding of the evolutionary properties of bacteria, the most diverse and successful organisms in the biosphere. Bacterial variation and culture richness contributes not only to ecological processes but also to emerging diseases. The studies will enhance capabilities essential in interpreting the evolution of epidemics and the kinetics of bacterial sweeps in nature. Variation also provides the source material for exploitation of bacterial products such as antibiotics. The results from understanding a complete set of mutational changes through genomic analysis will provide the most direct estimates of variation in evolving bacteria.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 27-02-2009

End Date: 27-02-2013

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $330,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Microbial Genetics | Genome Structure | Microbiology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Infectious diseases | Biological sciences |

Other Keywords

Biological sciences | Genome Structure | Infectious diseases | Microbial Genetics | Microbiology

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