Primary Recipient

THE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

Amount

$99,999.00

Award Date

12/07/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

The ability of enterococci to form biofilms on abiotic materials, their propensity to acquire vancomycin-resistance, and their intrinsic antimicrobial resistance obviate the importance of ongoing research to combat these emerging and ubiquitous pathogens.