Chemical Defenses Against Microbial Colonisation of Living Marine Surfaces

针对海洋生物表面微生物定植的化学防御

• 批准号: ARC : DP0211584
• 负责人: A/Prof Peter Steinberg
• 金额: $ 23.1万
• 依托单位: The University of New South Wales
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2002
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2002-01-01 至 2005-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://researchdata.edu.au/chemical-defenses-against-marine-surfaces/74598
• 关键词: Chemical; Defenses; Against; Microbial; Colonisation

Chemical Defenses Against Microbial Colonisation of Living Marine Surfaces. Microorganisms have a major impact on all ecosystems. Many of these effects are due to the formation of biofilms - cell clusters and their slime matrix - on living and non-living surfaces. Biofilm formation is often regulated by chemical signals. The aim of this project is to understand how naturally produced chemical signals mediate the formation of biofilms on surfaces of marine macroalgae (seaweeds) at both the ecological and molecular levels. By understanding colonisation of natural living surfaces, this project will lead directly to significant advances in control of microorganisms in a variety of applied areas (water treatment, biomaterials, antifouling).

化学防御对微生物殖民生活海洋表面。微生物对所有生态系统都有重大影响。许多这些影响是由于生物膜的形成-细胞簇及其粘液基质-在活的和非活的表面上。生物膜的形成通常受化学信号的调控。该项目的目的是了解自然产生的化学信号如何在生态和分子水平上介导海洋大型藻类（海藻）表面生物膜的形成。通过了解自然生物表面的定殖，该项目将直接导致在各种应用领域（水处理，生物材料，微生物）控制的重大进展。