Primary Recipient

TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY

Amount

$195,568.00

Award Date

8/25/2010

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

Bacteria often exist in surface-attached multicellular communities called biofilms, a state in which they can evade the immune system and antibiotic therapy, thereby complicating the treatment of infectious diseases. Most bacteria utilize surface structur