Role of LPS in encapsulation

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/628770

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Some of the world's most important diseases, including important diseases of indigenous chilren and the hospitalised elderly are caused by bacteria that carry a surface coating called a capsule. It is not clear how this capsule is retained by bacteria. Resolution of this question could lead to the development of new disinfectants that will stop hospital-acquired infections, to new reagents that can be incoporated into medical devices where bacteria frequently grow, and new antibiotics.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2010

End Date: 01-01-2014

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $430,494.00

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 | bacterial pathogenicity | bacterial pathogens | bacterial sepsis | capsule | enteric bacteria | lipopolysaccharide

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