Primary Recipient

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

Amount

$407,667.00

Award Date

5/28/2009

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

A suite of synchrotron-based x-ray imaging methodologies will be used to assess the development of crystalline biofilms formed by Proteus mirabilis in urinary catheters. Proteus is an extremely common pathogen in urinary tract infections, and is particula