Primary Recipient

JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, THE

Amount

$239,747.00

Award Date

8/31/2009

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

The purpose of the parent grant is to determine the role of the TraI protein in the transfer of the F plasmid between bacteria. In addition to chromosomes, bacteria can possess pieces of DNA called plasmids. Some plasmids, such as the F plasmid we study,