Objective
Research objectives and content
The objective of the project is to genetically engineer LAB strains to generate novel polymers with improved properties for food industry. Such strains could be used not only in the fermentation of milk products with novel properties, but also as sources of polysaccharide for use in other foods, for example, as ingredients for use as thickeners stabilizers. The content of the project will be: identification of
remaining genes involved in polysaccharide biosynthesis in Streptococcus thermophilus NCF2393; inactivation of selected genes resulting in the generation of polymers with novel primary structure; harvest and structural analysis of the polymers; transfer of genes required for EPS biosynthesis in S. thermophilus , to other microorganisms of industrial relevance; evalution of the potential for improving textural properties. Training content (objective, benefit and expected impact)
The objective for the Grant is providing the student with a wide training in all the key areas of Genetics and Molecular Biology. Benefits will also include acquring experience of interdisciplinary team work through collaboration with other research groups; and attendance and presentation of work at seminars and lectures and abroad conferences.
Links with industry / industrial relevance (22)
The Group has several links to industry (eg. AMBI provides partial financial! support). Discussions relative to the research project are underway though are of confidential nature.
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: The European Science Vocabulary.
CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: The European Science Vocabulary.
- natural sciences chemical sciences organic chemistry organic acids
- natural sciences biological sciences microbiology bacteriology
- natural sciences chemical sciences polymer sciences
- natural sciences biological sciences biochemistry biomolecules carbohydrates
- natural sciences biological sciences molecular biology
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Programme(s)
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Topic(s)
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Calls for proposals are divided into topics. A topic defines a specific subject or area for which applicants can submit proposals. The description of a topic comprises its specific scope and the expected impact of the funded project.
Call for proposal
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Funding Scheme
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Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
Coordinator
NR4 7UA Norwich
United Kingdom
The total costs incurred by this organisation to participate in the project, including direct and indirect costs. This amount is a subset of the overall project budget.