A functional and structural approach to understanding Leptospiral host-pathogen interactions

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/491010

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Leptospirosis is a zoonosis of worldwide distribution caused by infection with pathogenic Leptospira. Infection occurs due to contact with water contaminated by urine of domestic animals. It occurs infrequently in Australia, but recent local surveillance data indicate hospitalisation rate of 56% with an average duration of 5.3 days. Through the combined approach of structural biology and functional microbiology we hope to understand how leptospira interacts with the human host.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2008

End Date: 01-01-2010

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $504,097.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Infectious Diseases

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Infectious disease | Leptospiral genetics | Leptospirosis | X-ray crystallography | Zoonotic disease | Zoonotic infectious disease | host-pathogen interaction | pathogenic mechanisms | water-borne infection

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