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Collaborative Research: OSIB: Chemical signaling in a host-microbe symbiosis — NSF Award to University of Wisconsin-Madison (WI, $

Despite an appreciation of the importance of symbiotic microbes, the chemical language used between hosts and microorganisms is poorly understood. There is a current gap in knowledge when it comes to the expressed chemistry that bacteria utilize to adapt to host environments, and the identification of the chemical matt

Award titleCollaborative Research: OSIB: Chemical signaling in a host-microbe symbiosis
Award ID2220511
AwardeeUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison
CityMADISON
StateWI
Amount obligated$260,552
Principal investigatorMark Mandel
ProgramSymbiosis Infection & Immunity
Start date08/15/2022
AbstractDespite an appreciation of the importance of symbiotic microbes, the chemical language used between hosts and microorganisms is poorly understood. There is a current gap in knowledge when it comes to the expressed chemistry that bacteria utilize to adapt to host environments, and the identification of the chemical matter responsible would add significantly to our understanding of how bacteria are able to colonize and maintain themselves in niche environments or out-compete other microorganisms f
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