Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP210100332

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP210100332

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Active

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Funded Activity Summary

Unraveling the spread of antibiotic resistance genes across soil food webs. The emerging spread of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in the environment is a major threat to public health and food security. This project aims to develop new knowledge about the key transmission routes of ARGs across multiple trophic levels in soil food webs, and how the interactions of plant, soil and fauna contribute to the profiles of environmental ARGs. Expected outcomes include an improved understanding of the role of fauna in regulating ARGs in the soil environment and the spreading mechanisms of antibiotic resistance in soil food webs. This project will contribute to the development of evidence-based interventions to tackle environmental antibiotic resistance, which has benefits for the environment and public health.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2021

End Date: 31-12-2023

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $500,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Microbial Ecology | Soil Sciences | Soil Biology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Farmland, Arable Cropland and Permanent Cropland Soils | Farmland, Arable Cropland and Permanent Cropland Land Management |

Other Keywords

Farmland, Arable Cropland and Permanent Cropland Land Management | Farmland, Arable Cropland and Permanent Cropland Soils | Microbial Ecology | Soil Biology | Soil Sciences

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