Understanding the importance of Panton-Valentine leukocidin production in Australian isolates of Staphylococcus aureus.

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/519402

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

New strains of the superbug methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) have emerged in the community, causing severe, sometimes fatal infections in otherwise healthy people. These strains, called community-acquired MRSA produce a toxin (Panton-Valentine leukocidin). This project will provide important information about how this toxin promotes disease, and how the immune system responds to the toxin, providing the basis for the development of immunotherapies against this new superbug.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2008

End Date: 01-01-2011

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarships

Funding Amount: $118,796.00

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

Gene regulation | Humoral and cellular immunity | Microarray | Molecular pathogenesis | Staphylococcus

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