Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP220100900

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP220100900

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Active

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Funded Activity Summary

Changing the classification status quo with a global genome-based taxonomy. A grand challenge in biology is the reconstruction of the complete evolutionary history of life on our planet. A major hurdle to this goal has been the inability to culture most microbial species which comprise the bulk of evolutionary diversity. However, new molecular techniques have removed this hurdle and >1,000 new microbial species are being revealed each month through sequencing of environmental samples. This project aims to organise both cultured and uncultured microbial diversity into a systematic evolutionary framework to replace the current highly flawed and incomplete classification of microorganisms. The systematic classification of the microbial world is timely and will enable fundamental insights into ecology and evolution.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-07-2022

End Date: 30-06-2025

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $960,385.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Microbial Genetics | Microbial Ecology | Genomics | Microbiology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity of environments not elsewhere classified | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Application Software Packages (excl. Computer Games) |

Other Keywords

Application Software Packages (excl. Computer Games) | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity of environments not elsewhere classified | Genomics | Microbial Ecology | Microbial Genetics | Microbiology

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