Redefining antibiotic resistance plasmid transfer in Staphylococcus aureus

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/GNT1145697

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Multidrug-resistant Golden Staph bacteria are a major health problem. Resistance develops rapidly because bacteria efficiently acquire/share resistance genes. Our discoveries suggest DNA transfer mechanisms are far more diverse and widespread than previously expected and this has wide-reaching implications for numerous pathogenic organisms. This project aims to define the prevalence and key features of each mechanism so treatments can be devised to disrupt the evolution and spread of resistance.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2018

End Date: 01-01-2020

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $735,585.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Medical Bacteriology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

antibiotic resistance | bacterial genetics | molecular microbiology | multiply-resistant staphylococci | plasmids

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