Collaborative Research: Prophages and how they manipulate model microbiomes — NSF Award to University of Minnesota-Twin Cities (MN
The animal gut is colonized by a community of microbes, the gut microbiome, that can impact health and well-being. The most abundant microbes in the gut are bacteria, and they are metabolically active and most of them are friendly or benign to the animal host. Like most organisms, bacteria also get infected by viruses,
| Award title | Collaborative Research: Prophages and how they manipulate model microbiomes |
|---|---|
| Award ID | 2226051 |
| Awardee | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities |
| City | MINNEAPOLIS |
| State | MN |
| Amount obligated | $497,509 |
| Principal investigator | Jeffrey Gralnick |
| Program | Symbiosis Infection & Immunity |
| Start date | 08/15/2023 |
| Abstract | The animal gut is colonized by a community of microbes, the gut microbiome, that can impact health and well-being. The most abundant microbes in the gut are bacteria, and they are metabolically active and most of them are friendly or benign to the animal host. Like most organisms, bacteria also get infected by viruses, and these are known as bacteriophages or phages. One version of these phages is known to infect bacteria and integrate into their DNA as prophages, remaining in what is thought to |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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