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Molecular Genetics of Gram-Positive pathogens

Reference	BBS/E/F/04311210
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Dr Claire Shearman
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	Quadram Institute Bioscience
Department	Quadram Institute Bioscience Department
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	467,865
Status	Completed
Type	Institute Project
Start date	01/04/2000
End date	31/03/2003
Duration	36 months

Abstract

Although the majority of food-borne microbial infections are associated with Gram-positive bacteria, several established and emerging diseases are caused by Gram-positive species. This project involves molecular genetic analysis of environmental survival, stress response and virulence in the important pathogen Listeria monocytogenes. In addition, the virulence of Enterococcus species is being studied as they are an increasingly serious cause of human disease. Enterococci are ubiquitous in the animal production food chain and present in many ready to eat dairy products. They have been promoted as prebiotic strains but the relationship between such food-use isolates and established agents of disease warrants further investigation

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Committee	Closed Committee - Agri-food (AF)
Research Topics	X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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