The role of lipooligosaccharide phosphoethanolamine transferases in the pathogenesis of Neisseria meningitidis and N. gonorrhoeae

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1003697

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Neisseria meningitidis is the causative agent of meningococcal disease, a rapidly transmissible form of fatal sepsis. The related pathogen, N. gonorrhoeae, causes the sexually transmitted gonorrhoeae and is implicated in the loss of fertility in 10% of patients. This project will analyse the function of a protein necessary for the ability of the both pathogens to cause disease. We will further characterize the function of this protein and determine whether it is a viable candidate for the development of drug therapy.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2011

End Date: 01-01-2014

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $574,890.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Medical Microbiology not elsewhere classified

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

bacterial genetics | bacterial pathogenesis | disease prevention | glycobiology | gonorrhoea | meningitis | neisseria

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