Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA

Amount

$97,684.00

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

The long-term goal of this research is to understand how bacterial autolysis contributes to biofilm formation. Bacteria are commonly found in the environment as complex biofilm communities. This has clinical significance as pathogens often form biofilms d