Copper and its antibacterial action: an emerging aspect of host defence against bacterial pathogens

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/519722

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

This project will determine the way in which copper is used as an antimicrobial agent to kill Salmonella that reside inside the macrophage (white blood cell) of the host and also determine how Salmonella defends against copper-dependent killing. It will also determine the role of copper in the killing of extra-intestinal pathogens during sepsis. These results will provide information that can be used to manage and control infections intracellular and extracellular bacterial pathogens.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2008

End Date: 01-01-2011

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $454,858.00

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

Bacterial pathogen | Copper transport | Innate Immunity | Microbial infections | Microbiology - pathogenesis | Nosocomial infections | Salmonella typhimurium | Sepsis | Virulence

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