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Identification and physical and genetic characterisation of plasmid stability determinants from Gram-positive bacteria

ReferenceG11604
Principal Investigator / Supervisor Dr Finbarr Hayes
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution The University of Manchester
DepartmentLife Sciences
Funding typeResearch
Value (£) 141,623
StatusCompleted
TypeResearch Grant
Start date 06/09/1999
End date 06/09/2002
Duration36 months

Abstract

Active partition, multimer resolution, and toxin-antitoxin systems promote the stable distribution of low-copy number plasmids of Gram-negative bacteria. However, remarkably little is known about the mechanisms which contribute to the segregational stability of low copy number plasmids of Gram-positive bacteria. Segregational stability determinants will be isolated from selected plasmids of Gram-positive bacteria (Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, Listeria monocytogenes, and Lactococcus sp.) and will be characterised genetically and physically.

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Committee Closed Committee - Genes & Developmental Biology (GDB)
Research TopicsX – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research PriorityX – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative X - not in an Initiative
Funding SchemeX – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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