Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA

Amount

$76,316.00

Award Date

4/09/2010

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

Metals such as silver and copper are used as broad spectrum biocides in a variety of modern clinical and environmental. However, microorganisms have resistance systems that enhance survival in environments with elevated levels of metals, which counter eff