Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND

Amount

$27,252.00

Award Date

7/14/2009

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

Neisseria gonorrhoeae is the causative agent of gonorrhea; humans are their only natural host. Neisseria can disseminate from mucosal surfaces to cause severe diseases. Sexually transmitted infections, including gonorrhea, cause substantial morbidity in