Project description
Dissecting bacterial immunity
To evade infection by viruses (bacteriophages), bacteria have evolved a battery of defence mechanisms. Understanding when bacteria employ each strategy is the key objective of the EU-funded PredProkDef project. Researchers will follow a multidisciplinary approach including ecology and metagenomics techniques to investigate microbial immunity. The importance of this knowledge is dual as it may be employed to protect bacteria used for example in biotechnology applications. At the same time, bacteriophages represent a therapeutic avenue to overcome the current antibiotic resistance crisis so the generated information could be exploited as an antimicrobial strategy.
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Funding Scheme
MSCA-IF-GF - Global Fellowships
Coordinator
EX4 4QJ Exeter
United Kingdom
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Partner organisations contribute to the implementation of the action, but do not sign the Grant Agreement.
9054 Dunedin
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