Metabolism-driven interactions of non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae and its host: a critical factor in infection? [ 2013 - 2017 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: A/Pr Ulrike Kappler (Principal investigator) ,  Prof Alastair Mcewan

Brief description Non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) is the underlying cause of many severe acute and chronic respiratory infections, which represent a significant burden to the healthcare system. As NTHi is unable to survive outside the human host, it is is highly adapted to survival in the body niches it colonizes. We are investigating how NTHI is able to survive in the presence of tissue inflammation, and whether it contributes to the inflammatory process through some of its metabolic products.

Funding Amount $AUD 474,932.26

Funding Scheme Project Grants

Notes Standard Project Grant