Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0455677

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0455677

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Targeted isolation of specific marine bacterial species associated with higher organsims for the purpose of discovering new antimicrobial compounds. Specific bacterial species that are commonly found in association with marine plants and animals often produce active secondary metabolites. The aim of this project is to apply our understanding of these bacterial-host associations to the targeted isolation of novel antimicrobials from the marine environment. While these new compounds will undoubtedly have a number of commercial applications this project focuses on the development of products for dental hygiene in animals. Generally, the urgent need for new antimicrobial compounds to combat the growing number of microbes that are resistant to current antibiotics highlights the importance of this project.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-07-2004

End Date: 27-08-2008

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $266,208.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Microbial Ecology | Biological And Medical Chemistry | Bacteriology | Microbiology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Treatments (e.g. chemicals, antibiotics) | Biological sciences | Treatments (e.g. chemicals, antibiotics) |

Other Keywords

Bacteriology | Biological And Medical Chemistry | Biological sciences | Microbial Ecology | Microbiology | Treatments (e.g. chemicals, antibiotics)

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