Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO

Amount

$46,537.00

Award Date

7/17/2009

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

We will characterize the structure and function of Vomp adhesins of the human pathogen Bartonella quintana to better understand how this emerging pathogen causes disease in humans and identify novel strategies to combat B. quintana infection.